Cardiac tamponade in a patient with severe dengue fever

A 26-year-old postpartum female presented with symptoms characteristic of dengue fever on the 16th day of puerperium. On the third day of the illness, the patient presented a clinical picture consistent with shock. Tests determined primary infection with dengue virus serotype 2. Cardiac tamponade wa...

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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 2017-09, Vol.50 (5), p.701-705
Main Authors: Fernandes, Ana Isabel Vieira, Mendes, Ciro Leite, Simões, Raíssa Holmes, Silva, Ana Elisa Vieira Fernandes, Madruga, Clarissa Barros, Brito, Carlos Alexandre Antunes de, Castellano, Lucio Roberto, Cordeiro, Marli Tenório
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Cardiac tamponade
Cardiac Tamponade - diagnostic imaging
Cardiac Tamponade - virology
Case reports
Dengue
Dengue fever
Echocardiography
Female
Fever
Heart
Heart diseases
Humans
Postpartum
Postpartum fever
Puerperium
Radiography, Thoracic
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
Severe dengue
Severe Dengue - complications
Tamponade
TROPICAL MEDICINE
Vector-borne diseases
Viral diseases
Viruses
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Summary:A 26-year-old postpartum female presented with symptoms characteristic of dengue fever on the 16th day of puerperium. On the third day of the illness, the patient presented a clinical picture consistent with shock. Tests determined primary infection with dengue virus serotype 2. Cardiac tamponade was confirmed by echocardiography. This rare manifestation is described in a patient without any associated comorbidity.
ISSN:0037-8682
1678-9849
1678-9849
DOI:10.1590/0037-8682-0361-2016