RESUMEN
A 26-year-old postpartum female presented with symptoms characteristic of dengue fever on the 16th day of puerperium. On the third day of the illness, the patient presented a clinical picture consistent with shock. Tests determined primary infection with dengue virus serotype 2. Cardiac tamponade was confirmed by echocardiography. This rare manifestation is described in a patient without any associated comorbidity.
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Taponamiento Cardíaco/diagnóstico por imagen , Taponamiento Cardíaco/virología , Dengue Grave/complicaciones , Adulto , Ecocardiografía , Femenino , Humanos , Radiografía Torácica , Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa de Transcriptasa InversaRESUMEN
Abstract A 26-year-old postpartum female presented with symptoms characteristic of dengue fever on the 16th day of puerperium. On the third day of the illness, the patient presented a clinical picture consistent with shock. Tests determined primary infection with dengue virus serotype 2. Cardiac tamponade was confirmed by echocardiography. This rare manifestation is described in a patient without any associated comorbidity.