"An Uncommon Complication of Dengue"

Manan Mehta; Praveen Kumar Sharma; Ravindra Kumar Garg

doi:10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2017.09.062

"An Uncommon Complication of Dengue"

J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2018 Mar;27(3):e46-e47. doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2017.09.062. Epub 2017 Nov 2.

Authors

Manan Mehta¹, Praveen Kumar Sharma², Ravindra Kumar Garg¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, King George Medical University (KGMU), Lucknow, India.
² Department of Neurology, King George Medical University (KGMU), Lucknow, India. Electronic address: pspgimer@gmail.com.

PMID: 29103866
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2017.09.062

Abstract

Intracranial hemorrhage is an uncommon complication of dengue fever, which is caused by a flavivirus and transmitted via Aedes mosquito. We present here bilateral cerebellar bleed because of dengue virus infection.

Keywords: Dengue; complications; encephalopathy; intracranial hemorrhage.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cerebellum / blood supply*
Cerebellum / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Intracranial Hemorrhages / diagnostic imaging
Intracranial Hemorrhages / etiology*
Intracranial Hemorrhages / therapy
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Severe Dengue / complications*
Severe Dengue / diagnosis
Severe Dengue / therapy
Severe Dengue / virology
Treatment Outcome
Young Adult