How Long Does It Take For Complete Recovery From Dengue?

Posted on Tue, 9 Dec 2014

Question: Hi, my wife was diagnosed with dengue on Monday. Her tempreture never crossed 100.6 F at any point of time. She on paracetamol . She is not having fever since Wednesday evening. Her playlets has moved from 1.6 L on Thursday to 1.9 L on Friday. She has itchiness on her foot and Palm. doc has given citrizine for that. Her fatigue levels are low.
Ques- how long is the wait and watch period to see if new rashes may develop or possibility of it getting complicated ..... Also, how long to full recovery .

Answered by Dr. Arun (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Dengue is in the recovery phase..

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I understand your concern.
I am Dr. Arun Tank, infectious diseases specialist, answering your query.

In my opinion your wife is recovering from the dengue as indicated by the increase in platelet counts.

So wait and watch period is over, there is no possibility of hemorrhage now.

Itching will continue for only few days from now. You can continue the cetrizine for itching till that time..

It is adviced to take rest for at least 15 days once the platelet comes to normal range.

I will be happy to answer your further concern, you can ask me on bit.ly/DrArun.
Thank you.
Dr Arun Tank
Infectious diseases specialist.

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