MORTALIDAD POR DENGUE ASOCIADA A ANEMIA DE CÉLULAS FALCIFORMES. (Spanish)

The Dengue virus infection is a global public health problem. The city of Cali, Colombia has hyperendemic transmission. However despite the epidemic behavior in 2013, there's no published associations with the morbidity and mortality of the disease during this outbreak. In this article, we report two cases of dengue mortality associated with sickle cell anemia, which has a prevalence of 5-8% in the Colombian Pacific Coast. Although chronic diseases such as sickle cell anemia are considered as a risk factor for the development of severe dengue, few cases have been reported. The health systems should develop clinical practice guidelines and public policies for the proper management of these patients in regions where the incidence and prevalence of the two entities are high. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

El dengue constituye un grave problema de salud pública. La ciudad de Cali, Colombia se considera hiperendémica de la transmisión. Sin embargo a pesar de la epidemia ocurrida en el 2013, no se han reportado condiciones asociadas a morbilidad mortalidad durante esta. En este articulo, se reportan dos casos de mortalidad por dengue asociado anemia de células falciformes, la cual tiene una prevalencia de 5 a 8% en la Costa Pacífica Colombiana. Aunque las enfermedades crónicas como la anemia de células falciformes son consideradas como un factor de riesgo para el desarrollar de dengue grave, se han reportado pocos casos. los sistemas de salud deben elaborar guías de práctica clínica y políticas públicas para el manejo adecuado de estos pacientes en regiones donde la incidencia y prevalencia de las dos entidades son elevadas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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