Dengue fever presenting as acute liver failure-a case report

<正>Dengue fever(DF) and dengue haemorrhagic fever(DHF) are important mosquito-borne viral diseases of humans and recognized as important emerging infectious diseases in the tropics and subtopics.Compared to nine reporting countries in the 1950s,today the geographic distribution include...

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Published in:Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine 2011-04, Vol.4 (4), p.323-324
Main Authors: Jhamb, Rajat, Kashyap, Bineeta, Ranga, GS, Kumar, A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arboviral
borne
Dengue
Dengue - complications
Dengue - diagnosis
disease
disfunction
fever
Haemorrhagic
Haemorrhagic fever
Hepatic
Hepatic disfunction
Hepatic Encephalopathy - diagnosis
Hepatic Encephalopathy - pathology
Histocytochemistry
Humans
India
Liver - pathology
Liver Failure, Acute - complications
Liver Failure, Acute - diagnosis
Liver Failure, Acute - pathology
Male
Microscopy
Mosquito
Mosquito borne disease
Young Adult
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Summary:<正>Dengue fever(DF) and dengue haemorrhagic fever(DHF) are important mosquito-borne viral diseases of humans and recognized as important emerging infectious diseases in the tropics and subtopics.Compared to nine reporting countries in the 1950s,today the geographic distribution includes more than 100 countries worldwide.Dengue viral infections are known to present a diverse clinical spectrum,ranging from asymptomatic illness to fatal dengue shock syndrome. Mild hepatic dysfunction in dengue haemorrhagic fever is usual.However,its presentation as acute liver failure(ALF) is unusual.We report a patient with dengue shock syndrome who presented with acute liver failure and hepatic encephalopathy in a recent outbreak of dengue fever in Delhi,India.
ISSN:1995-7645
2352-4146
DOI:10.1016/S1995-7645(11)60095-3