Acute pancreatitis complicating dengue hemorrhagic fever

• Main Authors: Kalenahalli Jagadish Kumar, Anitha Chandrashekar, Chetak Kadabasal Basavaraja, Halasahalli Chowdegowda Krishna Kumar
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
• Series: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
• Subjects: Dengue hemorrhagic fever; Acute pancreatitis; Persistent vomiting.
• Online Access: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822016000500656&lng=en&tlng=en
• ISSN: 1678-9849

Abstract Dengue infection can have spectrum of manifestations, often with an unpredictable clinical progression and outcome. There have been increasing reports of atypical manifestations. Abdominal pain or tenderness and persistent vomiting (warning signs) are present in the majority of cases with severe dengue prior to clinical deterioration. We report a 10-year-old child who presented with fever, persistent vomiting, and abdominal pain. A diagnosis of acute pancreatitis was made. This is a very infrequently reported complication of dengue hemorrhagic fever.