Hepatitis in Dengue Shock Syndrome
Braz. j. infect. dis
;
6(6): 322-327, Dec. 2002. ilus, tab
Article
in English
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RESUMO
Dengue fever is the most frequent arbovirus disease in the world and the most important one in terms of morbidity and mortality. Atypical manifestations of dengue have become commonplace during the last few years, including hepatic damage, which manifests mainly by pain in the right hypochondrium and an increase in the levels of aminotransferases. We describe a case of acute hepatitis in a patient with Dengue Shock Syndrome Grade III. We analyzed the clinical and laboratory aspects of this atypical complication of dengue as well as the differential diagnoses.
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Severe Dengue
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Hepatitis, Viral, Human
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Child
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Braz. j. infect. dis
Journal subject:
Communicable Diseases
Year:
2002
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital dos Plantadores de Cana/BR
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