TY - JOUR
T1 - Dengue shock syndrome in an infant
AU - Aurpibul, Linda
AU - Khumlue, Punyawee
AU - Issaranggoon Na Ayuthaya, Satja
AU - Oberdorfer, Peninnah
PY - 2014/7/29
Y1 - 2014/7/29
N2 - Dengue is a mosquito-borne infection affecting children and adults worldwide. In newborn infants, the dengue virus can cause diseases, especially in infants born to pregnant women hospitalised with dengue or postpartum women with fever. The authors report a case of a term newborn infant who presented with haemodynamic instability and thrombocytopaenia at the age of 7 days, without a history of clinical dengue infection in the mother. The physical examination revealed an afebrile and drowsy infant with a petechial rash all over the body and ecchymosis on both palms and soles. The authors confirmed the diagnosis using the dengue NS1 antigen on the first day of admission. The treatment included fluid management and platelet transfusion. The patient recovered well and was discharged from the hospital on the 10th day of hospitalisation.
AB - Dengue is a mosquito-borne infection affecting children and adults worldwide. In newborn infants, the dengue virus can cause diseases, especially in infants born to pregnant women hospitalised with dengue or postpartum women with fever. The authors report a case of a term newborn infant who presented with haemodynamic instability and thrombocytopaenia at the age of 7 days, without a history of clinical dengue infection in the mother. The physical examination revealed an afebrile and drowsy infant with a petechial rash all over the body and ecchymosis on both palms and soles. The authors confirmed the diagnosis using the dengue NS1 antigen on the first day of admission. The treatment included fluid management and platelet transfusion. The patient recovered well and was discharged from the hospital on the 10th day of hospitalisation.
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U2 - 10.1136/bcr-2014-205621
DO - 10.1136/bcr-2014-205621
M3 - Article
C2 - 25073530
AN - SCOPUS:84904963564
SN - 1757-790X
JO - BMJ case reports
JF - BMJ case reports
ER -