He has only 55000 platelets after suffering from dengue. Is this a serious problem? What should be his diet to control the situation.
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Dengue is a disease where the blood vessels become leaky and the platelets get lost resulting in their decrease. Since platelets help in clotting of blood low platelets lead to bleeding. Normal platelet count is about 1.5-2lakhs. Since dengue is a viral infection there's no medication for it as such. The duration of the disease is usually seven days following which it gradually gets right on its own. During these seven days there should be careful management to see that there platelet count does not go very low, that the patient is not going into shock and that there are no drastic bleeding problems. Platelet counts in dengue can go as low as 1000 sometimes. But if there is no signs of severe bleeding or shock doctors don't intervene with transfusion. But it's better to keep the patient hospitalised by admission as there is need for bp monitoring and platelet count monitoring. Need for iv fluids to compensate for fluid loss. As for diet. There's nothing specific. Just make sure they have plenty of fluids. At least 3-4 litres per day. Better to avoid spicy and heavy food as they'll be having vomiting feeling.
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