Unusual Presentation of Dengue Fever Leading to Unnecessary Appendectomy
Joint Authors
Singh, Mahendra
Kumar, Lovekesh
Saxena, Ashish
Kolhe, Yuvraj
Karande, Snehal K.
Singh, Narendra
Venkatesh, P.
Meena, Rambabu
Source
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-06-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Dengue fever is the most important arbovirus illness with an estimated incidence of 50–100 million cases per year.
The common symptoms of dengue include fever, rash, malaise, nausea, vomiting, and musculoskeletal pain.
Dengue fever may present as acute abdomen leading to diagnostic dilemma.
The acute surgical complications of dengue fever include acute pancreatitis, acute acalculous cholecystitis, nonspecific peritonitis, and acute appendicitis.
We report a case of dengue fever that mimicked acute appendicitis leading to unnecessary appendectomy.
A careful history examination for dengue-related signs, and serial hemogram over the first 3-4 days of disease may prevent unnecessary appendectomy.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kumar, Lovekesh& Singh, Mahendra& Saxena, Ashish& Kolhe, Yuvraj& Karande, Snehal K.& Singh, Narendra…[et al.]. 2015. Unusual Presentation of Dengue Fever Leading to Unnecessary Appendectomy. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kumar, Lovekesh…[et al.]. Unusual Presentation of Dengue Fever Leading to Unnecessary Appendectomy. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Kumar, Lovekesh& Singh, Mahendra& Saxena, Ashish& Kolhe, Yuvraj& Karande, Snehal K.& Singh, Narendra…[et al.]. Unusual Presentation of Dengue Fever Leading to Unnecessary Appendectomy. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058716
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1058716
