Dengue virus infection (DENV): systemic features
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Dengue virus infection (DENV): systemic features. It is especially frequent in travellers. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Dengue haemorrhagic fever
- It is especially frequent in travellers
- Haemorrhage results from increased vascular permeability and plasma leakage
- It causes ecchymosis and petechial haemorrhages
- It is associated with thrombocytopenia
- The frequent bleeding sites are the gums, vagina, and gastrointestinal tract
- The fever is biphasic
Dengue shock syndrome: features
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Hepatic features
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Gastrointestinal features
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Cardiac features
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Haematological features
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Metabolic features
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Other systemic features
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References
- Carod-Artal FJ, Wichmann O, Farrar J, Gascón J. Neurological complications of dengue virus infection. Lancet Neurol 2013; 12:906-919.
- Verma R, Sahu R, Holla V. Neurological manifestations of dengue infection: a review. J Neurol Sci 2014; 346:26-34.
- Li GH, Ning ZJ, Liu YM, Li XH. Neurological manifestations of dengue infection. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2017; 7:449.
- Kutiyal AS, Malik C, Hyanki G. Dengue haemorrhagic encephalitis: rare case report with review of literature. J Clin Diagn Res 2017; 11:OD10-OD12.
- Li GH, Ning ZJ, Liu YM, Li XH. Neurological manifestations of dengue infection. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2017; 7:449.
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