Cure of dengue

4th Pediatric Infectious Diseases Conference

ISSN 0973 - 0958

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Dengue and DHF seems to be on the rise in Colombo, Sri Lanka, where I live. I am concerned as several of my friends have been diagnosed with it. In the event of one's blood platelet count dropping drastically as a result of dengue, transfusions seem to be the only treatment known in Colombo. I would be grateful if you could provide information on what alternative non blood treatment/medicine is available.
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There is no cure for dengue. In case of bleeding and low platelets, the best option is to give platelet transfusion and maybe even plasma if clotting is also a problem. In severe gastrointestinal bleed vasopressin may be tried to control the bleed if it is leading to shock. Back to All Questions

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