Dengue fever turns severe as patients miss early checkups: doctor

Dr. Pham Van Quang checks a dengue fever patient at Ho Chi Minh City Children's Hospital No. 1, June 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Thu Anh

Many dengue fever patients did not come to hospital in time to have their early symptoms diagnosed, resulting in more severe conditions, a doctor said.

Pham Van Quang, head of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Ho Chi Minh City Children's Hospital No. 1, said in most cases, dengue fever patients and their families had ignored warning signs when contracting the disease, creating the opportunity for it to get serious.

When experiencing a high body temperature, the most typical early symptom of dengue fever, most patients had chosen to be treated at home, said Quang.

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