The Association between D-dimer Concentration and Laboratory Parameters for Plasma Leakage in Dengue Infection
Introduction. Plasma leakage and activation of the coagulation system are the pathological hallmark of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) that causes an increase in D-dimer concentration due to the degradation of fibrin clots. This study was conducted to determine the association between of D-dimer and...
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Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia
2018-09-01
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| Series: | Jurnal Penyakit Dalam Indonesia |
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| Online Access: | http://jurnalpenyakitdalam.ui.ac.id/index.php/jpdi/article/view/197/157 |
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| Summary: | Introduction. Plasma leakage and activation of the coagulation system are the pathological hallmark of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) that causes an increase in D-dimer concentration due to the degradation of fibrin clots. This study was conducted to determine the association between of D-dimer and laboratory parameters of plasma leakage, namely: thrombocytopenia, hypoalbuminemia, hemoconcentration and concentration of serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT) in dengue infected patients.
Methods. A retrospective study was conducted at private hospitals in Jakarta, from December 2016 to March 2018. Patients >14 years with dengue infection and positive NS-1 were included in this study, and were classified into dengue fever (DF) group or DHF group. The Mann Whitney test was used for non-parametric variables and the Spearman test was used for the correlation for non-normally distributed numeric variables.
Results. Seventy-three dengue infected patients included in this study consists of 29 (39.7%) female and 44 (60.3%) male. Total of 43 (58.9%) were classified as DD group, 30 (41.1%) were classified as DHF group. The D-dimer concentration of the DHF group in the fever phase was higher compared to the DD group (p = 0.004). There was a weak correlation in the fever phase between D-dimer concentration and the degree of thrombocytopenia (r = 0.35; p = 0.003) and weak inverse correlation in the fever phase between D-dimer concentration and albumin concentration (r = -0.34; p = 0.049). We found a weak correlation in the critical phase between D-dimer concentration and the degree of thrombocytopenia (r = 0.39; p = 0.034) and the moderate inverse correlation in the critical phase between the D-dimer concentration and albumin concentration (r = -0.43; p = 0.032).
Conclusions. D-dimer concentrations in DHF patients in the fever phase are higher compare to DD patients. D-dimer concentration correlates with the degree of thrombocytopenia and hypoalbuminemia. |
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| ISSN: | 2406-8969 2549-0621 |