Table 1 Characteristics of patients involved in the study.

From: Skin dendritic cell and T cell activation associated with dengue shock syndrome

Characteristic

Dengue Shock Syndrome Cases (N = 17)

Age (years)

23 (15–33)

Male sex

9 (53)

BMI (kg/m2)

19.7 (16.4–26.4)

Illness day at enrolment (days)

6 (4–7)

Time from DSS onset to biopsy (hours)

14 (4–20)

Overall percentage hemoconcentration (%)

25 (11–46)

Minimum platelet count* (109/L)

25 (11–54)

Required parenteral colloid therapy

7 (41)

Dengue diagnostics

 

PCR Confirmed

13 (76.5)

Dengue IgM & IgG positive at presentation on day 6 (2 cases) or 7 (2 cases)

4 (23.5)

Dengue RT-PCR positive

13/17 (76)

Dengue 1

5

Dengue 2

3

Dengue 3

3

Dengue 4

2

Immune status

 

Secondary infection

17 (100)

  1. Data are presented as n (percentage) for categorical variables and median (range) for continuous variables.
  2. *In several cases the platelet count dropped below 25 × 109/L 1–2 days after the biopsy was taken.
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