Clinical Features of Dengue in a Large Vietnamese Cohort: Intrinsically Lower Platelet Counts and Greater Risk for Bleeding in Adults than Children

Dengue is a common and potentially serious viral illness. Complications include plasma leakage from small blood vessels causing shock and dysfunction of the systems that control blood clotting, resulting in bleeding. The disease used to affect children predominantly, but in recent years, the number...

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Main Authors: Dinh The, Trung, Le Thi Thu, Thao, Nguyen Minh, Dung, Tran Van, Ngoc, Tran Tinh, Hien, Nguyen Van Vinh, Chau, Wolbers, Marcel, Dong Thi Hoai, Tam, Farrar, Jeremy, Simmons, Cameron, Wills, Bridget
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3383761/