Abstract:
A 28-months-old boy was admitted with fever of five
days and passing black colored stools one day prior to
admission. The child was conscious, irritable, with
petechial lesions over trunk and abdomen. Palms and
soles were erythematous. He was febrile and had
tachycardia, wide pulse pressure (50 mm Hg), and
hepatomegaly. The child was diagnosed as a case of
severe dengue based on a positive NS1 antigen, and
positive dengue IgM, and clinical profile. The child was
treated as per standard WHO protocol; he improved and
was discharged home
