Unusual manifestation of dengue fever

Autor(es): Chaudhary Shyam Chand,Mohanty D,Sonkar S K,Gupta Durgesh Kumar,Gupta Abhinav


Resumo: Dengue fever is an important public health problem in India and has various serious manifestations, which if not identified and treated at appropriate time can lead to dire consequences. Quadriparesis during the course of dengue infection is quite unusual and rarely reported. The authors hereby report a case of acute motor quadriparesis due to Guillain-Barre syndrome during the course of dengue infection, who showed gradual response to conservative treatment.


Imprenta: BMJ Case Reports, v. 2011, 2011


Identificador do objeto digital: 10.1136/bcr.02.2011.3839


Descritores: Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Pathogenesis ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Viral infections ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Dengue ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Public health


Data de publicação: 2011