GPT and dengue disease: A study conducted by Itha et al. showed that 43 out of 45 patients with DENV infection had elevated levels of SGOT and SGPT [30] and Chhina et al. [31] also showed that elevation of liver enzymes secondary to hepatic dysfunction was common in all forms of dengue infection with a preferentially high SGOT than SGPT being found in 90% of the patients with dengue fever.