Arif Tauheed

Department of Medicine, Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Ranchi, Jharkhand, India

Publications

• Research Article   
  Study of Haemodynamic Instability in Dengue Fever and its Correlation with Thrombocytopenia, Hematocrit and Deranged Lft at Tertiary Care Hospital, RIMS, Ranchi
  Author(s): Abhay Kumar, Arif Tauheed* and Bushra Afreen
  
  Background: Dengue fever has been known for more than a century in the tropical countries. Dengue fever is now the most common cause of arboviral disease in the world, with an estimated annual occurrence of 100 million cases of dengue fever and 250,000 cases of dengue haemorrhagic fever and a mortality rate of 25,000 per year. Most cases of dengue haemorrhagic fever are reported from Asia, where it is a leading cause of hospitalization and death among children. The virus seems to have some hepatotoxic effects. Affliction of liver in form of derangements in the liver function tests is common and may include mild elevations in serum bilirubin, elevated transaminases and derangements in serum albumin. Although asymptomatic in most cases, clinical manifestations like jaundice and Acute Liver Failure (ALF) may occasionally complicate the clinical picture. Indeed, dengue ha.. Read More»
  

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