Miocarditis por dengue / Dengue fever myocarditis
Rev. cuba. med
; 52(2): 135-138, abr.-jun. 2013.
Article
in Spanish
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| ID: cum-56584
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RESUMEN
El dengue es un arbovirus transmitido por el Aedes aegypti, produce los cuadros clínicos de dengue clásico, dengue hemorrágico y síndrome de choque por dengue, aisladamente se reportan casos de miocarditis. Se presentó un paciente con antecedentes de dengue clásico que manifestó dolor precordial asociado a cambios electrocardiográficos y fue ingresado en este hospital por síndrome coronario agudo probable, al cual se le diagnosticó clínicamente miocarditis por dengue(AU)
ABSTRACT
Dengue is an arbovirus transmitted by the Aedes Aegypti mosquito that produces the clinical picture of classical dengue fever, hemorrhagic dengue fever and dengue shock syndrome. In an isolated form, cases of myocarditis are reported. We presented a case about a patient with antecedents of classical dengue fever and chest pain associated to electrocardiograph changes who was admitted to this hospital presenting a probable acute coronary syndrome. Myocarditis following dengue fever was clinically diagnosed(AU)
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Collection:
National databases
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Cuba
Health context:
Neglected Diseases
Health problem:
Dengue
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Neglected Diseases
Database:
CUMED
Main subject:
Dengue
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Myocarditis
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. cuba. med
Year:
2013
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Clinicoquirúrgico Hermanos Ameijeiras/Cuba