| Literature DB >> 27015434 |
Rajesh Verma1, Kavita Bharti2, Mannan Mehta2, Amrit Bansod2.
Abstract
Dengue infection is gradually disseminating throughout the world in alarming proportions. It is a arbovirus infection,transmitted by aedes mosquitoes. It is a multi-systemic disorder associated with varied neurological complications. There is increased trend of development of neurological complications in dengue fever. The neurological complications arising due to dengue infection can be categorized into central and neuromuscular complications. The central nervous system disorders reported with dengue fever are encephalopathy,encephalitis and myelitis.Here we report a case of rhombencephalitis associated with dengue fever. The literature does not mention rhombencephalitis occurring with dengue illness.Entities:
Keywords: Arbovirus; Dengue fever; Encephalitis; Listerosis; Neurological complications; Rhombencephalitis
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27015434 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2016.03.015
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Virol ISSN: 1386-6532 Impact factor: 3.168