An elusive case of acute abdomen in dengue fever

Authors

  • Ramesh K. N. Department of Medicine, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Medical College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  • Ambanna Gowda Department of Medicine, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Medical College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20171289

Keywords:

Aedes aegypti, Dengue, Hemorrhagic fever

Abstract

Currently dengue is endemic in all continents except Europe and epidemic dengue hemorrhagic fever occurs in Asia. Hemorrhagic manifestations observed at every stage of illness, they are probably the summation of ill understood virus as well as host factors that result in the incompetence of vescular endothelium.

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Published

2017-03-28

How to Cite

K. N., R., & Gowda, A. (2017). An elusive case of acute abdomen in dengue fever. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 5(4), 1695–1696. https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20171289

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Case Reports