Greetings! I am happy to find that there is a free medical forum.Thanks to those who started this forum and all the doctors who joined. I am a LUPUS patient, age 31female My lupus was diagnosed in 2009 Lupus nephritis I am on remission and my medicine is 5mg prednisone taken twice a week(Tuesday and Friday) Vitamins(500mg calcium and 500mg vit C) ***My CBC one month before DengueFever is
Welcome to ChatDoctorGreetings of the dengue usually affects the platelet count. As dengue is caused by virus it does have some amount of upper Gastrointestinal symptoms like bloating of the stomach. There is no cause of concern. You can safely continue taking steroid for lupus state. Getting dengue does not usually worsen lupus state. Rest be assured everything is alright. Do get a platelet count repeated. Take disregards Chat Doctor.