Introduction:

dengue is, among the vector-transmitted diseases, the most important one, and is a public health priority.

Objective:

to characterize dengue admissions behavior in the Pediatrics Service of the General Teaching Hospital Julio M. Aristegui Villamil, of the municipality of Cardenas, in the province of Matanzas.

Materials and methods:

a retrospective descriptive study was conducted in the period from January to December 2019. The universe was formed by 779 cases that were admitted in the hospital; the entire population between 4 and 18 years was intentionally studied. The variables studied were the distribution of the admitted cases by months of the year, age group, sex and warning signs.

Results:

the highest admission months were August (26.5 %) and July (26.3 %), predominating the 15-18 years age-group (43.0 %). Warning signs were observed in 62 children (8 %); the highest frequency was found in the 15-18 years group (50 %), with predominance in the male sex (53.2 %). Abdominal pain was the most frequent warning sign (70.9 %).

Conclusions:

the highest incidence of dengue cases occurred in August and July, in the 15-18 years age group and in the male sex. Less than a tenth part showed warning signs, half of them corresponding to the 15-18 years age group. The prevailing warning sign was abdominal pain.

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