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I received my dengue report just now. My platelets are 1.85 lakh. Doctor said people from uttarakhand have low platelet. Do i have dengue,?
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Hi Dengue is not diagnosed only on low platelets count in blood. According to your report u have recent dengue infection low platelets can be seen in other conditions also like in chronic liver disease In UK even patients with low platelets of 20000 /cumm3 are discharged and adviced for rest at home and watch for dengue warning signs namely 1. headache 2. reddish rash on body 3. reduced urine output 4. upper abdominal pain 5. bleeding from nose 6. bleeding from gums during brushing know morning 7. light-headedness so, u need to be aware of these signs and take bed rest for 1 week day of fever is important in dengue day 5 to day 7 of fever may have critical sign of dengue patients symptoms must be monitored in dengue people from UTTARAKHAND may or may not have low platelets patients should watch for warning signs of dengue
Next Steps
take bed rest if warning signs are present immediately contact doctor
Health Tips
take lots of plain water 2-3 litres per day or 8 glasses of water per day avoid travelling to crowded places like metro, malls;  temples for next 2 weeks
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IGM positive means patient is likely infected in recent weeks.. repeat test after 7 days. .but NS1 antigen test is negative,so it is less likely to have infection...
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consult online with reports after 7days...do daily platelet count
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