Hemorrhagic encephalopathy in dengue shock syndrome: a case report

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Nogueira, Rita Maria Ribeiro¹  Paravidini, Paulo César Leitão²  Gicovate Neto, Carlos²  Siqueira, Edno Wallace da Silva²  Carneiro, Rodrigo da Costa²  Souza, Luiz José de²  Bastos, Diogo Assed²  Martins, André Luiz de Oliveira³ 

[1]FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

[2]Dengue Reference Center, Campos dos Goytacazes

[3]Pro Clinicas Hospital

DOI  :  10.1590/S1413-86702005000300009

来源: Contexto

【 摘 要 】

Dengue fever is the most important arboviralinfection in the world, with an estimated 100 million cases per year and 2.5billion people at risk. Encephalopathy is a rare complication of dengue virusinfection and may occur as a consequence of intracranial hemorrhage, cerebraledema, hyponatremia, cerebral anoxia, fulminant hepatic failure with portosystemicencephalopathy, microcapillary hemorrhage or release of toxic products. We reporta rare case of hemorrhagic encephalopathy in dengue shock syndrome caused bytype 3 dengue virus.

【 授权许可】

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