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CAZES, Claudia I et al. Dengue outbreak in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2016: Clinical and hematological features in children. Arch. argent. pediatr. [online]. 2019, vol.117, n.1, pp.e63-e67. ISSN 0325-0075.  http://dx.doi.org/10.5546/aap.2019.e63.

Dengue is the human arbovirus with the highest morbidity and mortality in the world. The largest outbreak of dengue in Buenos Aires, Argentina, occurred during 2016. Objective: To describe clinical and hematological features in children with confirmed dengue infection. Methods: Cross sectional study that included children attended since January 18^th to April 15^th 2016 at Hospital de Niños "Dr. Ricardo Gutiérrez". Results: among 156 registered cases, 82 confirmed cases by virology test; 130 (83 %) autochthonous cases. The most frequent clinical manifestations were fever, headache and retro-ocular pain. Laboratory abnormalities were leukopenia, thrombocytopenia and increased liver enzymes. Thirty-five children were hospitalized (23 %), 25 (16 %) with warning signs. In our study, no cases of severe dengue occurred. Conclusions: early recognition of warning signs and hematological monitoring is essential in order to detect patients at risk and offer them adequate early treatment.

Palabras clave : dengue virus, child, pediatric.

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