Hemorrhagic encephalopathy in dengue shock syndrome: a case report
Braz. j. infect. dis
; 9(3): 257-261, Jun. 2005. ilus, tab
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| ID: lil-412884
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RESUMO
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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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Hemorragia Cerebral
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Encefalite Viral
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Dengue Grave
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Vírus da Dengue
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Braz. j. infect. dis
Assunto da revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil