Dengue encephalitis–A rare manifestation of dengue fever
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, enceph...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:2136ba93f38c4230aade7eba927c2f6c 2023-05-15T15:01:37+02:00 Dengue encephalitis–A rare manifestation of dengue fever Deepak Madi Basavaprabhu Achappa John T Ramapuram Nityananda Chowta Mridula Laxman Soundarya Mahalingam 2014-05-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.12980/APJTB.4.2014C1006 https://doaj.org/article/2136ba93f38c4230aade7eba927c2f6c EN eng Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221169115302471 https://doaj.org/toc/2221-1691 2221-1691 doi:10.12980/APJTB.4.2014C1006 https://doaj.org/article/2136ba93f38c4230aade7eba927c2f6c Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, Vol 4, Iss S1, Pp S70-S72 (2014) Dengue encephalitis NS1 antigen Neurological manifestation Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Biology (General) QH301-705.5 article 2014 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.12980/APJTB.4.2014C1006 2022-12-31T15:25:24Z 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. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Barré ENVELOPE(-68.550,-68.550,-67.500,-67.500) Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine 4 S70 S72 |
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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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Deepak Madi Basavaprabhu Achappa John T Ramapuram Nityananda Chowta Mridula Laxman Soundarya Mahalingam |
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