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Title: | Expanded dengue syndrome presenting with acute liver failure, acute kidney injury, pancreatic involvement, coagulopathy, and multiple intracranial hemorrhages in a young child: a case report |
Authors: | Thadchanamoorthy, V. Dayasiri, K. |
Keywords: | Acute Kidney Injury Acute Kidney Injury-complications Dengue Dengue-complications Dengue-diagnosis Severe Dengue Severe Dengue-complications Intracranial Hemorrhages-complications Liver Failure, Acute Liver Failure, Acute-diagnosis Liver Failure, Acute-etiology Child Case Reports |
Issue Date: | 2022 |
Publisher: | BioMed Central |
Citation: | Journal of Medical Case Reports.2022;16(1):123 |
Abstract: | Background: Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral infection that typically occurs in tropical and subtropical countries. The clinical manifestations of dengue infection range from an asymptomatic subclinical course to severe dengue shock syndrome. Besides, dengue can affect any organ in the body and can present with atypical manifestations. Case presentation: We report a 6-year-old previously healthy Tamil child who had dengue complicated with multiorgan involvement. She initially presented with high fever, headache, body aches for 5 days, blood and mucus diarrhea, hematuria, and right knee joint swelling for 2 days. Dengue NS1 antigen was positive on day 2 of febrile illness. She was managed symptomatically in the local hospital for 3 days and transferred to the tertiary care hospital for further management. She was eventually diagnosed as having dengue hemorrhagic fever complicated with multiorgan involvement including acute liver failure, pancreatic involvement, coagulopathy, arthritis, acute kidney injury, and multiple intracranial hemorrhages. The constellation of disease manifestations was identified as expanded dengue syndrome. She was managed with fresh blood, platelet, and cryoprecipitate transfusions and intravenous antibiotics in addition to renal and liver support in the intensive care unit. On day 14 of illness, she deteriorated while on the ventilator and died due to multiple intracranial hemorrhages. Conclusion: The reported child with dengue hemorrhagic fever developed several unusual presentations such as acute liver and renal failure, disseminated intravascular coagulopathy, pancreatic involvement, and multiple intracranial hemorrhages, which form part of expanded dengue syndrome. In the seriously unwell child, it is important to look for unusual complications actively to improve outcomes. |
Description: | Indexed in MEDLINE. |
URI: | http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/24554 |
ISSN: | 1752-1947 |
Appears in Collections: | Journal/Magazine Articles |
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