Caracterización clínica del dengue en pacientes atendidos en el Centro de Salud Francisco de Orellana de la ciudad de Guayaquil en el año 2020.

Abstract

Dengue is a systemic and dynamic infectious disease that can be asymptomatic or with a broad clinical spectrum that includes severe and non-severe expressions; this in turn has caused a serious epidemiological, social and economic impact. Objective: To determine the clinical characterization of dengue in patients treated at the Francisco de Orellana health center in the city of Guayaquil in 2020. Design: descriptive, quantitative, retrospective, cross-sectional. Technique: Indirect observation. Instrument: Indirect observation matrix. Population: 124 patients treated at the Francisco de Orellana health center in the city of Guayaquil with a diagnosis of dengue. Results: Sociodemographic characteristics: men (55%), 31 to 40 years of age (31%), secondary education (60%), from urban areas (59%), with no personal history (54%), with a family history of heart disease (40%); Clinical Manifestations: symptom: headache (24%), myalgia (22%); sign: fever (26%), skin rash (21%); Classification: dengue without alarm (46%), dengue with alarm signs (44%) and severe dengue (10%); Social factors: lack of knowledge (32%) and housing with drains (24%). Conclusion: It is evident that dengue, according to the characteristics of the patient, can be without alarm signs, with alarm signs and severe; Likewise, it was evident that the most prevalent factor is ignorance, which is why it is necessary to carry out intervention activities, which help the inhabitants to eradicate the mosquito and the breeding sites, in order to prevent more cases with this infectious disease.