Publications by authors named "Channanayaka Chandrashekhar"
Article Synopsis
- * DHS presents with symptoms like skin eruptions, fever, and potential organ damage, and can develop weeks to months after starting treatment.
- * A case of a 10-year-old girl highlighted the urgent need for awareness and careful monitoring when prescribing dapsone to prevent misdiagnosis and complications from DHS, which was effectively treated with steroids in her case.
Background: This study aimed to determine the role of neopterin in the early assessment of dengue severity in children of age one month to 18 years admitted for fever and confirmed by dengue serology.
Method: Two sets of samples were collected from 77 confirmed dengue patients aged one month to 18 years for serum neopterin determination. The first sample was collected at 2-3 days of fever onset, and the second sample was collected at 24-36 h after the first sample was collected and followed up cases and correlated serum neopterin levels.