Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is associated with increased hemoconcentration, thrombocytopenia, and longer hospital stay in dengue-infected patients with plasma leakage.

A prominent histopathological feature of fatal dengue cases is hepatic steatosis. However, the association between hepatic steatosis and dengue severity is unknown. We conducted a study to determine the associations of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) with laboratory markers of dengue severity and length of hospital stay (LOS).