Dengue fever with acute liver failure

Dengue fever with acute liver failure

A virus belonging to the Flaviviridae group causes dengue haemorrhagic fever. Dengue presenting as acute liver failure is rare. Dengue is endemic in India. The last epidemic of dengue occurred in Delhi in 2003. During this epidemic, 2185 confirmed cases of dengue were reported. Dengue virus serotype...

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Main Authors: Vinodh B, Bammigatti C, Kumar Ashok, Mittal V
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2005-01-01
Series:Journal of Postgraduate Medicine
Subjects:
Dengue shock syndrome
acute liver failure
Online Access:http://www.jpgmonline.com/article.asp?issn=0022-3859;year=2005;volume=51;issue=4;spage=322;epage=323;aulast=Vinodh
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spelling doaj-bd8704d314c24850a5f64e1eb88ddfcf2020-11-24T23:38:29ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Postgraduate Medicine0022-38590972-28232005-01-01514322323Dengue fever with acute liver failureVinodh BBammigatti CKumar AshokMittal VA virus belonging to the Flaviviridae group causes dengue haemorrhagic fever. Dengue presenting as acute liver failure is rare. Dengue is endemic in India. The last epidemic of dengue occurred in Delhi in 2003. During this epidemic, 2185 confirmed cases of dengue were reported. Dengue virus serotypes 2 and 3 were responsible for this epidemic. A 19-yr-old male presented to our hospital with the complaints of fever for 12 days, during this epidemic. He was diagnosed as having dengue shock syndrome, stage IV with acute liver failure. He had primary dengue infection. He made complete recovery with supportive management. http://www.jpgmonline.com/article.asp?issn=0022-3859;year=2005;volume=51;issue=4;spage=322;epage=323;aulast=VinodhDengue shock syndromeacute liver failure
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author Vinodh B
Bammigatti C
Kumar Ashok
Mittal V
spellingShingle Vinodh B
Bammigatti C
Kumar Ashok
Mittal V
Dengue fever with acute liver failure
Journal of Postgraduate Medicine
Dengue shock syndrome
acute liver failure
author_facet Vinodh B
Bammigatti C
Kumar Ashok
Mittal V
author_sort Vinodh B
title Dengue fever with acute liver failure
title_short Dengue fever with acute liver failure
title_full Dengue fever with acute liver failure
title_fullStr Dengue fever with acute liver failure
title_full_unstemmed Dengue fever with acute liver failure
title_sort dengue fever with acute liver failure
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Journal of Postgraduate Medicine
issn 0022-3859
0972-2823
publishDate 2005-01-01
description A virus belonging to the Flaviviridae group causes dengue haemorrhagic fever. Dengue presenting as acute liver failure is rare. Dengue is endemic in India. The last epidemic of dengue occurred in Delhi in 2003. During this epidemic, 2185 confirmed cases of dengue were reported. Dengue virus serotypes 2 and 3 were responsible for this epidemic. A 19-yr-old male presented to our hospital with the complaints of fever for 12 days, during this epidemic. He was diagnosed as having dengue shock syndrome, stage IV with acute liver failure. He had primary dengue infection. He made complete recovery with supportive management.
topic Dengue shock syndrome
acute liver failure
url http://www.jpgmonline.com/article.asp?issn=0022-3859;year=2005;volume=51;issue=4;spage=322;epage=323;aulast=Vinodh
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