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Original Source: Acute myocarditis in dengue hemorrhagic fever: a case report and review of cardiac complications in dengue-affected patients.
We report a case of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) complicated by acute myocarditis and review the literature. A 65-year-old woman experienced DHF due to dengue virus serotype 3, complicated with acute myocarditis and acute pulmonary edema. Clinically this masqueraded as acute myocardial infarction, with an electrocardiographically depressed ST segment in precordial leads and elevated serum cardiac-specific troponin I level. Under supportive management, the patient recovered 3 days later. A total of 18 pert...
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It is estimated that about 100 million cases of infection by Dengue virus occur each year and that nearly half the world’s population is at risk of Dengue virus infection. At present, no vacci...
Pediatrics is the general medicine of childhood. Because of the developmental processes (psychological and physical) of childhood, the involvement of parents, and the social management of conditions...
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Dengue Fever Partnering 2007-2012
The Dengue Fever Partnering 2007-2012 provides understanding and access to the dengue fever partnering deals and agreements entered into by the worlds leading healthcare companies. The report provid...
Dengue Test Using Flu Diagnostic Equipment Approved, USA
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a new diagnostic test, the CDC DENV-1-4 Real Time RT PCR Assay developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to detect the dengue virus i...
FDA approves CDC DENV-1-4 Real Time RT PCR Assay to treat dengue
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has developed a new diagnostic test to detect the presence of dengue virus in people with symptoms of dengue fever or dengue hemorrhagic fever. The test,...
Nagasaki and Tokyo, Japan, March 21, 2013 – The Nagasaki University (“Nagasaki University”; Nagasaki, Japan; President: Shigeru Katamine) and Astellas Pharma Inc. (“Astellas&...
Outbreak of dengue fever hits island of Madeira
LONDON (Reuters) - Eighteen people are confirmed to be suffering from dengue fever in the Portuguese archipelago of Madeira and another 191 probably have the mosquito-borne disease which is also calle...
Forecasting outbreak of dengue fever with warning system
With the help of a warning system which measures the risk of dengue incidence using precipitation and air temperature, it is possible to forecast the outbreak of dengue fever up to 16 weeks in advance...
Dengue fever vaccine 'may be in sight,' Reuters reports
Reuters reports on efforts to develop a vaccine for dengue fever, writing that "victory over ... the intensely painful 'breakbone fever' ... may be in sight." Paris-based firm Sanofi "hopes for positi...
Warning system predicts outbreaks of dengue fever
With the help of a warning system which measures the risk of dengue incidence using precipitation and air temperature, it is possible to forecast the outbreak of dengue fever up to 16 weeks in advance...
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Femoral compressive neuropathy from iliopsoas haematoma complicating dengue hemorrhagic fever.
Dengue fever is a debilitating mosquito-borne disease caused by dengue virus. We reported a case of femoral compression neuropathy due to iliopsoas hematoma complicating dengue hemorrhagic fever. Ilio...
Dengue hemorrhagic fever as a rare cause of bleeding following percutaneous nephrolithotomy.
Post percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) bleeding is an uncommon yet serious complication and is almost always related to a surgical cause. Nevertheless, medical cause of bleeding is rarely encountered...
The authors report the difficulties faced in diagnosing and managing dengue fever in a 16-year-old boy suffering from glucose-6-phosphodehydrogenase deficiency and thalassemia intermedia 2 months aft...
Dengue Fever in South Korea, 2006-2010.
TO THE EDITOR: Dengue fever is an acute, febrile disease caused by a flavivirus and is transmitted by Aedes spp. mosquitoes (1). South Korea is not considered as a region to which dengue virus is ende...
Newly recognized mosquito-associated viruses in mainland China, in the last two decades.
ABSTRACT: There are four principal arboviruses in mainland China. Two kinds of them are mosquito-borne viruses, namely Japanese encephalitis virus and dengue virus, which lead to Japanese encephalitis...
