Septic shock as a differential diagnosis of severe dengue fever in a child in Malaysia - a case report

Dengue fever infection is common in many parts of the world and may result in serious complications such as dengue haemorrhagic fever, dengue shock syndrome, pleural effusion, pericardial effusion and multi-organ failure if not diagnosed early or treated adequately. This is more so in the so called...

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Main Authors: Devaraj, Navin Kumar, Ragubathi, Mokshashri Naidu, Er, Sin Yee, Ching, Siew Mooi
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Published: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2019
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spelling my.upm.eprints.695632019-07-04T04:59:51Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/69563/ Septic shock as a differential diagnosis of severe dengue fever in a child in Malaysia - a case report Devaraj, Navin Kumar Ragubathi, Mokshashri Naidu Er, Sin Yee Ching, Siew Mooi Dengue fever infection is common in many parts of the world and may result in serious complications such as dengue haemorrhagic fever, dengue shock syndrome, pleural effusion, pericardial effusion and multi-organ failure if not diagnosed early or treated adequately. This is more so in the so called susceptible group that includes children, pregnant mother, elderly patients, patients with heart, liver or kidney co-morbidity, obese patients as well as immunocompromised patient such as those with transplanted organs or human immune-deficiency infection. However in certain cases, severe dengue fever may mimic the presentation of septic shock which needs urgent and decisive management actions to be taken. This case report will look at a 7-year-old child who survived despite developing septic shock which was thought to be initially dengue fever with warning signs. Early referral and aggressive treatment in hospital prevented a direr consequence for this child. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2019 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/69563/1/2019060311401022_MJMHS_June_2019.pdf Devaraj, Navin Kumar and Ragubathi, Mokshashri Naidu and Er, Sin Yee and Ching, Siew Mooi (2019) Septic shock as a differential diagnosis of severe dengue fever in a child in Malaysia - a case report. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 15 (2). pp. 154-156. ISSN 1675-8544; ESSN: 2636-9346 https://medic.upm.edu.my/upload/dokumen/2019060311401022_MJMHS_June_2019.pdf
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description Dengue fever infection is common in many parts of the world and may result in serious complications such as dengue haemorrhagic fever, dengue shock syndrome, pleural effusion, pericardial effusion and multi-organ failure if not diagnosed early or treated adequately. This is more so in the so called susceptible group that includes children, pregnant mother, elderly patients, patients with heart, liver or kidney co-morbidity, obese patients as well as immunocompromised patient such as those with transplanted organs or human immune-deficiency infection. However in certain cases, severe dengue fever may mimic the presentation of septic shock which needs urgent and decisive management actions to be taken. This case report will look at a 7-year-old child who survived despite developing septic shock which was thought to be initially dengue fever with warning signs. Early referral and aggressive treatment in hospital prevented a direr consequence for this child.
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author Devaraj, Navin Kumar
Ragubathi, Mokshashri Naidu
Er, Sin Yee
Ching, Siew Mooi
spellingShingle Devaraj, Navin Kumar
Ragubathi, Mokshashri Naidu
Er, Sin Yee
Ching, Siew Mooi
Septic shock as a differential diagnosis of severe dengue fever in a child in Malaysia - a case report
author_facet Devaraj, Navin Kumar
Ragubathi, Mokshashri Naidu
Er, Sin Yee
Ching, Siew Mooi
author_sort Devaraj, Navin Kumar
title Septic shock as a differential diagnosis of severe dengue fever in a child in Malaysia - a case report
title_short Septic shock as a differential diagnosis of severe dengue fever in a child in Malaysia - a case report
title_full Septic shock as a differential diagnosis of severe dengue fever in a child in Malaysia - a case report
title_fullStr Septic shock as a differential diagnosis of severe dengue fever in a child in Malaysia - a case report
title_full_unstemmed Septic shock as a differential diagnosis of severe dengue fever in a child in Malaysia - a case report
title_sort septic shock as a differential diagnosis of severe dengue fever in a child in malaysia - a case report
publisher Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia
publishDate 2019
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/69563/1/2019060311401022_MJMHS_June_2019.pdf
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