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Patients with thrombocytopenia (platelet count &amp;lt;50\u00d7109\/l) were allocated to the treatment and placebo groups using the sealed envelop method. The treatment group received an initial intravenous dose of 4 mg dexamethasone, followed by 2 mg doses every 8 h for 24 h, and the placebo group received normal saline. The primary outcome was the degree of mean platelet count rise.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Each group comprised 100 patients and their baseline data and other variables (headaches, nausea, flush, temperature, pulse, blood pressure, haematocrit, white cell count and haemoglobin) were similar. The primary outcome\u2014mean platelet count (\u00d7109\/l)\u2014increased steadily in both groups from day 1 to 4 and showed no significant difference between the two groups (p&amp;gt;0.05): day 1, 35 vs 35 (p\u200a=\u200a0.70); day 2, 47 vs 43 (p\u200a=\u200a0.19); day 3, 64 vs 59 (p\u200a=\u200a0.31); day 4, 72 vs 78 (p\u200a=\u200a0.55). Analysis of variance (ANOVA) statistics showed a significant linear association of mean platelet counts by days in either group (p&amp;lt;0.001). Regression analysis identified the day of the illness and patient age as the independent predictors of platelet count change.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>At a low dose regimen, dexamethasone was not effective in achieving a higher rise of platelet count in dengue infection.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1136\/pgmj.2008.078444","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2009,9,29]],"date-time":"2009-09-29T13:38:56Z","timestamp":1254231536000},"page":"525-529","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":30,"title":["Efficacy of low dose dexamethasone in severe thrombocytopenia caused by dengue fever: a placebo controlled study"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"85","author":[{"given":"S A M","family":"Kularatne","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Peradeniya University , Peradeniya , Sri 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