TY - JOUR
T1 - Acute liver failure in dengue haemorrhagic fever
AU - Arora, Shalabh
AU - Nathaniel, Samson Devakiruba
AU - Paul, Joseph Chacko
AU - Hansdak, Samuel George
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2015/5/24
Y1 - 2015/5/24
N2 - While dengue virus infection leads to a mild to moderate elevation of liver transaminases in almost all cases, hepatic failure rarely dominates the clinical picture in adults. We present a case of dengue haemorrhagic fever in a young adult, leading to the rare complication of acute liver failure. He was managed with supportive care and discharged after 5 days. At follow-up after 1 week, he had complete recovery and no residual symptoms.
AB - While dengue virus infection leads to a mild to moderate elevation of liver transaminases in almost all cases, hepatic failure rarely dominates the clinical picture in adults. We present a case of dengue haemorrhagic fever in a young adult, leading to the rare complication of acute liver failure. He was managed with supportive care and discharged after 5 days. At follow-up after 1 week, he had complete recovery and no residual symptoms.
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U2 - 10.1136/bcr-2015-209443
DO - 10.1136/bcr-2015-209443
M3 - Article
C2 - 26009600
AN - SCOPUS:84930966108
SN - 1757-790X
VL - 2015
JO - BMJ Case Reports
JF - BMJ Case Reports
ER -
