Hemorrhagic encephalopathy in dengue shock syndrome: a case report
Dengue fever is the most important arboviral infection in the world, with an estimated 100 million cases per year and 2.5 billion people at risk. Encephalopathy is a rare complication of dengue virus infection and may occur as a consequence of intracranial hemorrhage, cerebral edema, hyponatremia, cerebral anoxia, fulminant hepatic failure with portosystemic encephalopathy, microcapillary hemorrhage or release of toxic products. We report a rare case of hemorrhagic encephalopathy in dengue shock syndrome caused by type 3 dengue virus.
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases
2005
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Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702005000300009 |
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