A case of dengue hemorrhagic fever imported from Philippines / 대한내과학회지

ABSTRACT

Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever/dengue shock syndrome (DHF/DSS) is an acute febrile illness characterized by decreased platelet counts and hypovolemic shock due to increased vascular permeability and plasma leakage in patients infected with any one of four serotypes of dengue virus. The disease is one of the principal causes of hospitalization and death among children in several Southeast Asia, Central and South Americas, and Africa. With increasing use of air or ship transport, more travelers and sailors to the tropics are returning within the incubation period of acute febrile infection. We experienced a case of a Korean traveler who had presented with fever, chills, nausea, loss of consciousness, gastrointestinal bleeding, and thrombocytopenia after returning from the Philippines and diagnosed his illness as Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever by serologic test (Indirect immunofluorescent Dengue duo IgM and IgG rapid strip test).