Authors: Zagne SMO Alves VGF Nogueira RMR Miagostovich MP Lampe E Tavares W
Publish Date: 1994/12/01
Volume: 88, Issue: 6, Pages: 677-679
Abstract
SMO Zagne VGF Alves RMR Nogueira MP Miagostovich E Lampe W Tavares Dengue haemorrhagic fever in the state of Rio de Janeiro Brazil a study of 56 confirmed cases Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Volume 88 Issue 6 NovemberDecember 1994 Pages 677–679 https//doiorg/101016/0035920394902259We studied 56 cases of serologically confirmed dengue haemorrhagic fever living in the metropolitan area of Niterói and surrounding cities in the state of Rio de Janeiro Brazil The most frequent findings were fever and myalgia Spontaneous haemorrhagic manifestations occurred in 46 patients and 23 of these had more than one kind of bleeding petechiae and bleeding gums were the most frequent association The distribution according to the World Health Organizations criteria of severity was 6 in grade I 23 in grade II 24 in grade III and 3 in grade IV
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