Prevalencia de dengue con signos de alarma en pacientes de 4 a 16 años de edad, en el Hospital General Monte Sinaí, desde el 1 de enero del 2019 al 1 del marzo de 2020.

Abstract

Introduction: The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that dengue is a viral infection that is transmitted by the bite of infected female mosquitoes of the Aedes aegypti species. At present, four serotypes belonging to the Flaviviridae family are described (DEN1, DEN 2, DEN 3, and DEN 4). Objective: To determine the prevalence of dengue with warning signs, in patients aged 4 to 16 years at Mount Sinai General Hospital from January 1, 2019 to March 1, 2020. Materials and Methods: For the development of the study, It was based on a retrospective, descriptive, cross-sectional and non-experimental cohort design. Results: The results showed in a sample of 85 patients a prevalence of 61% in the period of 2019 and 39% in 2020. The most frequent sex It was male with 54%, classic dengue prevailed in 87%, thrombocytopenia was found in 44%, increased hematocrit in 41% and elevated transaminase in 495. The most frequent alarm sign was abdominal pain in patients with 4 to 10 years with 27% and with 33% of 11 to 16 years. Conclusion: It was established that the peak months with the highest prevalence of cases of DCSA with ages between 4 and 16 years were in October and February within the study period. Mortality rates were not reported in study patients.