Spontaneous splenic rupture due to dengue fever: report of two cases.

Authors :: Seravali MR
Santos AH
Costa CE
Rangel DT
Valentim LF
Gonçalves RM
Source :: The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases [Braz J Infect Dis] 2008 Dec; Vol. 12 (6), pp. 538-40.
Publication Year :: 2008
Abstract: Dengue is a febrile illness caused by Flavivírus and mainly transmitted by the mosquito Aedes aegypiti which have been a serious epidemic in Rio de Janeiro. In most of cases it was a self limited disease. We report two cases of a serious and rare complication of this viral infection.

Subjects :: Adult
Humans
Male
Rupture, Spontaneous diagnosis
Rupture, Spontaneous etiology
Rupture, Spontaneous surgery
Splenectomy
Splenic Rupture diagnosis
Splenic Rupture surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Young Adult
Severe Dengue complications
Splenic Rupture etiology

Language :: English
ISSN :: 1678-4391
Volume :: 12
Issue :: 6
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 19287846
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1590/s1413-86702008000600019