RESUMO
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.
Assuntos
Tamponamento Cardíaco/diagnóstico por imagem , Tamponamento Cardíaco/virologia , Dengue Grave/complicações , Adulto , Ecocardiografia , Feminino , Humanos , Radiografia Torácica , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase Via Transcriptase ReversaRESUMO
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.