7 Symptoms of Pelvic Inflammation that You Need to Know

Symptoms of dengue fever in children are generally characterized by fever. However, not only that. There are other symptoms that parents need to recognize so that dengue fever can be detected early and treated immediately. That way, the risk of complications can be reduced and the child can recover quickly.

DHF or also known as dengue hemorrhagic fever is a dengue virus infection which is transmitted by the mosquito Aedes aegypti female. The incubation period or time period from exposure to the virus until dengue fever symptoms appear is 4 days to 2 weeks.

One of the typical symptoms of dengue fever in children is fever with a saddle pattern, that is, the child will experience a high fever in the first 1–3 days, followed by a decrease in temperature on days 4–6 which is the critical phase, and ends with an increase in temperature again for 2–3 days which is the healing phase.

Symptoms of dengue fever in children that often occur

In the initial phase, dengue fever symptoms can be similar to the common cold, so they are often ignored and considered a common cold. In fact, if you look closely, the symptoms of dengue fever actually have their own characteristics. Some of these symptoms are as follows:

1. High fever

High fever up to 40°C is the most common symptom of dengue fever in children. This high fever can occur on days 1–3, followed by other symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, muscle, bone and joint pain.

2. Red spots all over the body

Red spots all over the body are the easiest symptom of dengue fever in children to detect. They say that when red spots appear, the child's blood platelet count has usually dropped and can enter a critical phase.

In fact, the critical phase in dengue fever is not only marked by the appearance of these red spots, Mom. The critical phase usually occurs on the 4th to the 6th day when the child's temperature begins to fall.

In this phase the number of blood platelets will also decrease making it susceptible to bleeding. Some signs are the appearance of red spots that do not disappear after pressing, nosebleeds, or bruising.

3. Headache

The next symptom of dengue fever in children is a severe headache followed by pain behind the eyes, joint, muscle or bone pain. Although not all children can express their complaints, headaches usually make children more fussy, restless and have difficulty sleeping.

4. Joint, muscle and bone pain

Some people say that the pain sensation when experiencing dengue fever is severe enough to feel like a bone is broken. This is also what makes dengue fever also known as "breakbone fever".

Not only in adults, this joint, muscle and bone pain can also be felt by children. Therefore, it is not surprising that children will be so fussy that they will have difficulty sleeping when they experience the symptoms of dengue fever.

5. Nosebleeds, bleeding gums and bruising

As previously explained, dengue fever in children can cause a decrease in the number of blood platelets (thrombocytopenia). The lower the platelet count, the easier it is to bleed. Usually, some of the symptoms are nosebleeds, bleeding gums, and bruising.

Once at this stage, close monitoring will be carried out by a doctor to prevent your little one from experiencing complications from dengue fever or severe dengue fever conditions.

Children who experience symptoms of dengue fever should be hospitalized so that doctors can monitor their condition regularly. This is because there is still a risk of plasma leakage and a decrease in the number of blood platelets which can cause bleeding and worsen dengue fever to the point of shock (dengue shock syndrome).

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