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Unusual Presentations of Severe Dengue Fever

  • Encephalopathy
  • Hepatic damage
  • Cardiomyopathy
  • Severe gastrointestinal hemorrhage

Some unusual presentations of severe dengue fever have been documented that have high lethality without progressing through DHF. These patients may present with:

  • Encephalopathy;
  • Liver failure or fulminant hepatitis, demonstrated by increased transaminases and bilirubin, and prolonged prothrombin time (PT and PTT);
  • Cardiomyopathy—conduction defects, myocarditis; or
  • Severe gastrointestinal hemorrhage.

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