Table 4.
Hematological and biochemical parameters of 219 dengue patients.
| Hematological Parameters | Number of Patients (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| At admission | Later during hospital stay | Overall | |
| Leukopenia (TLC < 4000/ul) | 87 (39.8) | 24 (10.8) | 111 (50.6) |
| Leukocytosis (>11,000/ul) | 9 (4.2) | 19 (8.9) | 28 (12.8) |
| ALC > 3500/ul | 19 (8.5) | 52 (23.9) | 71 (32.4) |
| Rise of ALC > 2000/ul | 93 (42.5) | ||
| Reactive Lymphocytes | 126 (57.6) | 78 (35.5) | 204 (93.2) |
| Hemoconcentration ∼ 15–20% | 28 (12.6) | ||
| Hemoconcentration > 20% | 43 (19.8) | ||
| Hematocrit above cut-off | 212 (96.9) | ||
| Thrombocytopenia (<100,000/ul) | 166 (75.7) | 34 (15.4) | 200 (91.3) |
| Eosinophilia (AEC> 500/ul) | 2 (0.8) | 35 (15.8) | 37 (16.9) |
| ≥2.5% ↑ in Eo% during hospitalization | 72 (32.8) | ||
| Leukoerythroblastic blood film | 3 (1.4) | 2 (0.9) | 5 (2.3) |
| Left shift | 39 (14.6) | 26 (9.7) | 65 (29.7) |
| Smear cells | 1 (0.5) | 3 (1.4) | 4 (1.9) |
| Deranged aPTT | 15 (6.9) | ||
| Deranged Prothrombin Time | 7 (3.1) | ||
| Biochemical Parameters | Number of patients | ||
| Raised Alanine Transaminase | 161 (73.5) | ||
| Raised Aspartate Transaminase | 184 (83.8) | ||
| Hypoproteinemia (<6g/dl) | 66 (30.2) | ||
| Hypoproteinemia (<5g/dl) | 12 (5.6) | ||
| Hypoalbuminemia (<3g/dl) | 35 (15.9) | ||
| S. Creat.>1.2 mg/dl or s.BUN > 24 mg/dl | 24 (11.1) | ||
| Raised Alkaline phosphatase | 14 (6.3) | ||
| Hyperbilirubinemiaa | 13 (6) | ||
TLC: Total Leucocyte count, ALC:Absolute Lymphocyte count, AEC:Absolute Eosinophil count, S. Creat:Serum Creatinine, S. BUN:serum Blood Urea Nitrogen, Eo:Eosinophil, aPTT:activated partial Thromboplastin Time.
a:
All 13 patients had predominant conjugated hyperbilirubinemia.