A two-dimensional simulation of plasma leakage due to dengue infection

Nuning Nuraini, Windarto, Swarna Jayanti, Edy Soewono

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Abstract

Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) is a disease caused by Dengue virus infection. One major characteristic in a patient with DHF is the occurrence of plasma leakage. Plasma leakage is a consequence of the immune system mechanism which activates cytokine. As a result, permeability of vascular will increase. Another characteristic in a DHF patient is hypoalbuminea (decreasing of albumin concentration). Plasma leakage can be modelled by constructing mathematical model of albumin concentration in plasma blood due to increasing of cytokine. In this paper, decreasing of albumin concentration in blood plasma is modelled using diffusion equation. In addition, two-dimensional numerical simulations of albumin concentration are also presented. From the simulation, it is found that the greater leakage rate or the wider leakage area, the greater decreasing albumin concentration will be. Furthermore, when time t increases, the albumin concentration decreases to zero.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication4th International Conference on Mathematics and Natural Sciences, ICMNS 2012
Subtitle of host publicationScience for Health, Food and Sustainable Energy
PublisherAmerican Institute of Physics Inc.
Pages444-447
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)9780735412217
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014
Event4th International Conference on Mathematics and Natural Sciences: Science for Health, Food and Sustainable Energy, ICMNS 2012 - Bandung, Indonesia
Duration: 8 Nov 20129 Nov 2012

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1589
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

Conference4th International Conference on Mathematics and Natural Sciences: Science for Health, Food and Sustainable Energy, ICMNS 2012
Country/TerritoryIndonesia
CityBandung
Period8/11/129/11/12

Keywords

  • albumin
  • diffusion equation
  • hypoalbuminemia
  • mathematical model
  • plasma leakage

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