Hemorrhagic encephalopathy in dengue shock syndrome: a case report

• Main Author: Souza,Luiz José de
• Publication Date: 2005
• Other Authors: Martins,André Luiz de Oliveira, Paravidini,Paulo César Leitão, Nogueira,Rita Maria Ribeiro, Gicovate Neto,Carlos, Bastos,Diogo Assed, Siqueira,Edno Wallace da Silva, Carneiro,Rodrigo da Costa
• Format: Report
• Language: eng
• Source: Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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• topic: Dengue fever; encephalopathy; cerebral hemorrhage

Dengue fever is the most important arboviral infection in the world, with an estimated 100 million cases per year and 2.5 billion people at risk. Encephalopathy is a rare complication of dengue virus infection and may occur as a consequence of intracranial hemorrhage, cerebral edema, hyponatremia, cerebral anoxia, fulminant hepatic failure with portosystemic encephalopathy, microcapillary hemorrhage or release of toxic products. We report a rare case of hemorrhagic encephalopathy in dengue shock syndrome caused by type 3 dengue virus.