Dengue Author: Suranjith L. Seneviratne, MD, DPhil, MRCP, FRCPath; Panduka Karunanayake, MD, MRCP; Bandula Wijesiriwardena, MD, FRCP, FCCP, FCMSA, FRACP, FACP
Editorial changes - 2009-11-13
Author information and module status
Prevention
Screening
Diagnosis
Consultation for Diagnosis
Hospitalization
Non-drug Therapy
Drug Therapy
Patient Education
Consultation for Management
Follow-up

Tables
Figures
References
Glossary
What's New
Patient Information
Additional Resources
Tools
Glossary
ALT
alanine aminotransferase
ARDS
acute respiratory distress syndrome
AST
aspartate aminotransferase
BUN
blood urea nitrogen
CBC
complete blood (cell) count
CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CNS
central nervous system
DEET
N,N-diethyl-3-methylbenzamide
ELISA
enzyme-linked immunoassay
ESR
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
G6PD
glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase
HIV
human immunodeficiency virus
ICU
intensive care unit
IgG
immunoglobulin G
IgM
immunoglobulin M
iv
intravenous
NSAID
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
OR
odds ratio
PaO2
arterial partial pressure of oxygen
PCR
polymerase chain reaction
RT-PCR
reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction
SaO2
arterial oxygen saturation
tid
three times daily
WHO
World Health Organization
Bandula Wijesiriwardena, MD, FRCP, FCCP, FCMSA, FRACP, FACP has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations. Panduka Karunanayake, MD, MRCP has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations. Suranjith L. Seneviratne, MD, DPhil, MRCP, FRCPath has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations.
Steven E. Weinberger, MD, FACP, Acting Editor, PIER, has stock holdings in Glaxosmithkline and Abbott.


The information included herein should never be used as a substitute for clinical judgment and does not represent an official position of ACP. Because all PIER modules are updated regularly, printed web pages or PDFs may rapidly become obsolete. Therefore, PIER users should compare the date of the last update on the website with any printout to ensure that the information being referred to is the most current available.
PIER is copyrighted (c) 2009 by the American College of Physicians,
190 N. Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, PA 19106-1572, USA.