Dengue hemorrhagic fever and severe thrombocytopenia in a patient on mandatory anticoagulation; balancing two life threatening conditions; a case report

Dengue hemorrhagic fever and severe thrombocytopenia in a patient on mandatory anticoagulation; balancing two life threatening conditions; a case report

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Managing a severe dengue infection is a challenge specially when complicated by other comorbidities. We report a patient with dengue haemorrhagic fever and spontaneous bleeding who required mandatory anticoagulation for a prosthetic...

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Main Authors: Gamakaranage Champika, Rodrigo Chaturaka, Samarawickrama Sincy, Wijayaratne Dilushi, Jayawardane Malaka, Karunanayake Panduka, Jayasinghe Saroj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-10-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/272

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