Dengue hemorrhagic fever with fulminant hepatic failure in an immigrant returning to Bangladesh.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
An immigrant from Bangladesh living in the United Kingdom presented with a nonspecific febrile illness after visiting his homeland and subsequently developed fulminant hepatic failure accompanied by hypotension, ascites, a generalized coagulopathy, and thrombocytopenia. Serology and detection of dengue virus serotype 3 by PCR established a postmortem diagnosis of hepatic failure secondary to dengue hemorrhagic fever.
Medical subject headings
- Liver Failure
- Severe Dengue