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Introduction- Dengue is regarded as the most important arthropod-borne viral infection in humans and is the second most important re-emerging tropical disease. Dengue infections are increasing resulting in more illness and death and in 2012 World Health Organization (WHO) reclassified dengue as the most important mosquito-borne viral disease in the world. Given the heterogeneous nature of the clinical presentation of dengue, identifying robust and sensitive clinical or laboratory predictors of dengue fever and its severity has not been an easy task. Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) can be easily calculated based on a complete blood count by dividing the Neutrophil percentage by Lymphocyte percentage. There is enough literature to suggest that NLR has prognostic significance in various diseases. However, no studies have focussed on NLR as a prognostic marker for dengue.

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