Dengue haemorrhagic fever presenting with cholestatic hepatitis: two case reports and a review of literature

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Table 1 Chronology of platelet, PCV and liver biochemistry of both patients in case study 1 and 2

Day	AST U/L (<34)		ALT U/L (<40)		ALP U/L (100–360)		T.Bilirubin (0.1 -1.2 mg/dL)		D.Bilirubin (<0.3 mg/dL)		Platelet ×10⁹/L		PCV
	Pt 1	Pt 2	Pt 1	Pt 2	Pt 1	Pt 2	Pt 1	Pt 2	Pt 1	Pt 2	Pt 1	Pt 2	Pt 1	Pt 2
5	80		38		450		9.1		6		69		31.1%
6	100	242	52	120	490	400	10.6	23	7.8	12	30	10	32%	34%
8	116	230	56	98	598	412	12.6	22	9.6	6	3	5	35%	34.2%
9	88	160	50	83	448	625	11.6	17.7	8.8	6.2	20	17	33%	30.1%
10		127		78		631		18		8		31		29.9%
11	70		44		368		4.8		3.0		55	62	32%	29.9%
12		88		45		378		16		3		128		30.8%
13	66		40		300		2		1.4		108		32%
15	60		40		260		0.8		0.2		166		32%

(Day- day of the illness, AST- aspartate transaminase, ALT- alanine transaminase, ALP-alkaline phosphatase, T.Bilirubin- total bilirubin, D.Bilirubin- direct bilirubin, PCV-packed cell volume, Pt 1- Patient discussed in case vignette 1, Pt 2- Patient discussed in case vignette 2).

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