ULTRASOUND MEASUREMENT OF GALLBLADDER WALL THICKENING AS A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND PROGNOSTIC INDICATOR FOR SEVERE DENGUE IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS
- 1 September 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
- Vol. 26 (9) , 850-852
- https://doi.org/10.1097/inf.0b013e3180619692
Abstract
Gallbladder wall thickening measured by ultrasound was significantly associated with severe dengue, as well as with hallmark features of thrombocytopenia and elevated hematocrit/hemoconcentration, in children with suspected dengue in Nicaragua. We demonstrate that gallbladder wall thickening serves as a clinically relevant diagnostic test and prognostic indicator of severe dengue in pediatric populations.Keywords
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