Dengue fever associated with a haematoma of the rectus abdominis muscle
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Date
2001
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Sri Lanka Medical Association
Abstract
We describe a patient with dengue fever with a haematoma of the rectus abdominis muscle, due to a tear in the inferior epigastric artery following episodes of retching. From the literature reviewed, we noted that there are no previous reports of dengue fever associated with muscle haematomas
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Dengue-complications, Hematoma-etiology, Muscular Diseases-etiology, Rectus Abdominis
Citation
The Ceylon Medical Journal; 46(3): pp.105-06