Clinical Study

Predictors of Major Bleeding and Mortality in Dengue Infection: A Retrospective Observational Study in a Tertiary Care Centre in South India

Table 1

Presenting symptoms.

SymptomsNumber (%)

Vomiting112 (70.4)
Myalgia96 (60.4)
Headache67 (42.1)
Major bleeding51 (32.1)
Abdominal pain61 (38.4)
Rash59 (37.1)
Cough39 (24.5)
Diarrhea32 (20.1)
Minor bleeding20 (12.6)
Arthralgia20 (12.6)
Dyspnea17 (10.7)
Altered mental status10 (6.3)
Icterus6 (3.8)

Major bleeding includes hematemesis, melena, hematochezia, hemoptysis, and hematuria.