Dengue fever complicating orbital floor repair.

Although rare, periorbital swelling and hemorrhage is a potential complication, which occurs after orbital floor reconstruction with alloplastic material. The cause can be due to various reasons ranging from increased venous pressure, infection, loosening of sutures and bleeding disorders. Dengue fever is usually not included in differential diagnosis for hemorrhage particularly if the patient does not have classical features of the disease. We are probably reporting the first case of periorbital swelling and hemorrhage after orbital floor repair, which was due to low platelet count after dengue fever. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]