TY - JOUR AU - Vivek Gupta AU - Pranav Kumar Dave AU - R Mishra AU - M Jain AU - M Bapat AU - M Tilgam AU - A Patidar AU - J Verma AU - C Dave PY - 2019/11/04 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Retrospective Analysis of USG Findings in Dengue Fever as a Screening Modality JF - Asian Journal of Medical Radiological Research JA - AJMRR VL - 7 IS - 2 SE - Articles DO - 10.21276/ajmrr.2019.7.2.18 UR - http://aijournals.com/index.php/ajmrr/article/view/1064 AB - Background: Dengue fever is a common public health issue in India, This study was conducted to asses value of ultrasound findings insero positive dengue cases. Subjects and Methods: Retrospective study of 81 patients of various age groups of both male and female, serologically positive for dengue fever was conducted between April-2018 to Dec-2018. These patients were referred for ultrasound of abdomen .Abdominal sonography was performed with convex probe and high frequency variable linear probes after 4-6 hours fasting .Various ultrasound finding were analyzed. Results: Out of 81 Patients Edematous gall bladder wall thickening/ edema seen in 71 (87.6%), most common findings, followed by ascites in 41 (50.6%) and Splenomegaly 17(20.9%), Hepatomegaly 15(18.5%) and pleural effusion 26 (32%).Ultrasound abdomen findings were normal in 10 (12.3%).In these Patients the platelet count  was more than 150,000..Patients with platelets count up to 80000 showed  GB wall thickening / wall edema,ascites, pleural effusion ,hepatomegaly and splenomegaly. Pericardial effusion was not seen in our study. Conclusion: Ultrasound abdomen findings of GB wall thickenings,GB wall edema, Pleural effusion, Ascites, Splenomegaly & Hepatomegaly strongly indicates diagnosis of dengue fever.These USG findings suggestive of severity of DF, which requirs proper managmeent.Subsequate USG examination helps to monitor the response to the treatment. ER -