NT-proBNP and Troponin I in Dengue Children

Treatment of children with Dengue hemorrhagic shock syndrome (DSS) is challenge, especially in cases with hypotensive shock, profound shock or whom do not have a response to initial crystalloid therapy. Currently, treatment of DSS remains almost supportive, with particular emphasis on careful fluid management. However, fluid overload is a common complication of this treatment, lead to many difficulties in management of severe Dengue children, accompany with morbidity and mortality. Diagnosis of fluid overload mostly based on clinical features and chest X-ray or ultrasound. Until now, no biomarker are widely using for diagnosis of fluid overload in clinical. NT-proBNP is secreted when stretching the wall of the cardiac muscle. This may a suitable biomarker to discover the fluid overload state in children with DSS. Troponin I is a biomarker of cardiac muscle damage.