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Suggest Treatment For Dengue
My wife is 53 y/o RN here in California. She visited Philippines for my in - law burial and got confirmed with Dengue. Fever started in April 10,2014 until April 16 (7 days). Platelets was 30 in April 18 then went up to 44 back to 32 after 24 hours with 5.2 WBC. She is in the hospital since April 16. Please enlighten us fluctuating platelets and lower wbc. thanks.
Tue, 29 Apr 2014
Hello,
The problem with dengue is leaking blood vessels which result in intravascular dehydration and low platelets.
Treatment involves plenty of fluids orally and intravenously so that proper hydration is maintained.Nothing special is done for platelet counts unless and until they fall below 20000 and there is bleeding.
Wait and watch as things old improve soon.
Thanks
The problem with dengue is leaking blood vessels which result in intravascular dehydration and low platelets.
Treatment involves plenty of fluids orally and intravenously so that proper hydration is maintained.Nothing special is done for platelet counts unless and until they fall below 20000 and there is bleeding.
Wait and watch as things old improve soon.
Thanks
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