Dengue with hemorrhagic manifestations: an imported case from the Middle East.
We report a case of imported dengue with hemorrhagic manifestations seen in a patient who had recently returned from South Yemen. Conspicuous laboratory findings were marked thrombocytopenia and increase in the number of "transformed" lymphocytes. Hemagglutination-inhibition and complement-fixation antibody titers suggest a secondary heterotypic type of infection. Further studies should be done to establish the endemic nature of dengue throughout Yemen and adjacent countries on the Arabian peninsula.
D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D003715:Dengue / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology; D003716:Dengue Virus / Q000276:immunology; D006474:Hemorrhagic Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008297:Male; D008824:Michigan; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000209:etiology; D015006:Yemen / Q000208:ethnology
D000914:Antibodies, Viral