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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...
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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...
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...
People help spread dengue fever
Current standard approaches to limiting the spread of dengue fever include targeting the virus' mosquito host around households already infected.But researchers have found that concentrating preventi...
Dengue fever makes deadly comeback in Greece
An elderly Greek man has died from complications of dengue fever, marking a reappearance of the mosquito-borne disease 85 years after its eradication from Greece, officials said Tuesday.
Hundreds sicken as dengue fever hits Portugal's Madeira
LONDON (Reuters) - Fifty-two people are confirmed to be suffering from dengue fever in the Portuguese archipelago of Madeira and another 404 probably have the mosquito-borne disease, health officials...
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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 acut...
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...
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...
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...
Evasion of the human innate immune system by dengue virus.
Dengue virus is a worldwide health problem, with billions of people at risk annually. Dengue virus causes a spectrum of diseases, namely dengue fever, dengue hemorrhagic fever and dengue shock syndrom...
