Secondary dengue serotype 1 infection causing dengue shock syndrome with rhombencephalitis and bleeding associated with refractory thrombocytopenia: A case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dengue has a wide spectrum of manifestations, from an asymptomatic condition to dengue shock syndrome. Extensive plasma leakage, severe bleeding, or both, could lead to dengue shock syndrome, a common cause of death in dengue-infected patients. Thrombocytopenia is a common laboratory finding in dengue, which correlates with the disease severity and rapidly resolves during the recovery phase. Therefore, refractory thrombocytopenia is rare in patients with dengue. Rhombencephalitis is an inflammatory disease affecting the hindbrain, rarely associated with dengue. We report the second case of dengue-associated rhombencephalitis, wherein the patient developed dengue shock syndrome and severe bleeding associated with refractory thrombocytopenia.

Case report

A 47-year-o

SUBMITTER: Surabotsophon M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10333608 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature