Perimyocarditis: An Unusual Manifestation of Dengue Virus Infection

Dengue is a febrile viral illness transmitted by Aedes Aegypti mosquito, presenting with a range of clinical features including a mild febrile illness to a life-threatening hemorrhagic fever or shock syndrome. Additionally, dengue fever can present with atypical features with the involvement of mult...

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Autores principales: Ullah, Assam, Khan, Salman, Ahmad, Asfandyar, Irfan, Muhammad, Majeed, Imad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
Cardiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10158554/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37153319
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.37093
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Sumario:Dengue is a febrile viral illness transmitted by Aedes Aegypti mosquito, presenting with a range of clinical features including a mild febrile illness to a life-threatening hemorrhagic fever or shock syndrome. Additionally, dengue fever can present with atypical features with the involvement of multiple organ systems including the heart. Here, we report a case of a 35-year-old female with dengue fever who presented with chest pain and dyspnea and was diagnosed with perimyocarditis.

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