Dengue Encephalopathy or Dengue Encephalitis? You Decide

Simon M Durkin; Andrea L da Silva; Nicholas W S Davies; Shiranee Sriskandan

doi:10.1093/ofid/ofad490

Dengue Encephalopathy or Dengue Encephalitis? You Decide

Open Forum Infect Dis. 2023 Oct 3;10(10):ofad490. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofad490. eCollection 2023 Oct.

Authors

Simon M Durkin¹, Andrea L da Silva², Nicholas W S Davies³, Shiranee Sriskandan^{1

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical Infectious Diseases, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare National Health Service Trust, London, United Kingdom.
² Department of Radiology, Charing Cross Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare National Health Service Trust, London, United Kingdom.
³ Department of Neurology, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, Chelsea and Westminster Hospitals National Health Service Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.
⁴ Department of Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom.

Abstract

Awareness of neurological sequelae of dengue fever is increasing. However, as this case illustrates, there is a diagnostic conundrum in determining whether certain features are in keeping with dengue encephalopathy or dengue encephalitis. Further consensus is required.

Keywords: brain diseases; dengue; encephalitis; severe dengue; viral.

Publication types

Case Reports