Table 1.

Differrentials of acute hepatic failure due to dengue

	VIRAL	MALARIA	LEPTOSPIROSIS	DRUG	DENGUE
HIGH GRADE FEVER	-	+	+	-	+
HEMATOCRIT	N	FALLS	N	N	RISES
SGPT	+++	+	+	+++	+++
ARF	-	+	+	-	-
PLASMA LEAK	-	RARE	-	-	++
PLATELET	N	FALLS	N	N	FALLS