| Autor: |
Deepak Madi, Basavaprabhu Achappa, John T Ramapuram, Nityananda Chowta, Mridula Laxman, Soundarya Mahalingam |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2014 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, Vol 4, Iss S1, Pp S70-S72 (2014) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2221-1691 |
| DOI: |
10.12980/APJTB.4.2014C1006 |
| Popis: |
The clinical spectrum of dengue fever ranges from asymptomatic infection to dengue shock syndrome. Dengue is classically considered a non-neurotropic virus. Neurological complications are not commonly seen in dengue. The neurological manifestations seen in dengue are encephalitis, meningitis, encephalopathy, stroke and Guillain-Barré syndrome. Dengue encephalitis is a rare disease. We report an interesting case of dengue encephalitis from Southern India. A 49-year-old gentleman presented with fever, altered sensorium and seizures. Dengue NS-1 antigen test was reactive. Dengue IgM was also positive. CSF PCR was negative for herpes simplex 1 & 2. Dengue encephalitis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of fever with altered sensorium, especially in countries like India where dengue is rampant. |
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