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| Osnaya-Romero,Neydi; Perez-Guille,Maria-Gabriela; Andrade-García,Sandra; Gonzalez-Vargas,Erika; Borgaro-Payro,Rebeca; Villagomez-Martinez,Sandra; Ortega-Maldonado,José de Jesús; Arredondo-García,Jose Luis. |
| Abstract Background Dengue virus infection can have different complications; the best known is hemorrhagic dengue fever. However, other effects such as neurological disorders may endanger the lives of patients. Dengue neurological manifestations can be confused with encephalitis symptoms and can lead to cerebral edema and death. Therefore, we consider important in the endemic areas to take into account the diagnosis of dengue encephalitis in patients with neurological disorders, and to request the determination of serology in cerebrospinal fluid for the NS1 antigen test. Case presentation We present the cases of two patients from the state of Morelos, Mexico, with 17 and 14 years of age. Both cases presented a rapid evolution characterized by fever,... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/report |
Palavras-chave: Dengue; Dengue virus; Neurological disorders; Death; Children. |
| Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992017000100505 |
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