%0 Journal Article
%T EFFECT OF PAPAYA LEAF JUICE ON PLATELET AND WBC COUNT IN DENGUE FEVER: A CASE REPORT
%A Deepak BSR
%A Girish KJ
%A Lakshmiprasad L Jadhav
%J Journal of Ayurveda and Holistic Medicine
%D 2013
%I Atreya Ayurveda Publications
%X Dengue fever caused by dengue viruses (dengue 1¨C4) having Aedes aegypti mosquito as their principal vector, causes symptoms such as sudden onset of fever, headache, retro-orbital pain  and back pain along with severe myalgia due to which dengue fever is also known as ˇ°break-bone fever.ˇ± Laboratory findings include leukopenia, thrombocytopenia and in many cases, serum aminotransferase elevations. dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) or dengue shock syndrome (DSS) may occur as a complication of dengue fever.A pilot study and a randomized controlled trial showed that administration of papaya leaf juice was beneficial in dengue patients in elevating the total white cell counts and platelet counts. Based on this report, a dengue patient with thrombocytopenia and leukopenia was treated in a tertiary Ayurveda hospital. The patient was administered papaya leaf juice in the dose of 25 ml twice daily along with conventional line of management for a period of eight days. There was remarkable improvement in the subjective symptoms and the white blood cell count and platelet count were restored to normalcy.
%K Ayurveda
%K dengue fever
%K papaya leaf juice
%K platelet count
%K dengue hemorrhagic fever
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