Dengue encephalitis: an entity now common in dengue-prone regions.
As well as dengue fever (DF) and dengue haemorrhagic fever-dengue shock syndrome (DHF/DSS), other atypical manifestations of dengue virus infection have also been reported. The frequency of CNS involvement in dengue remains unknown, although isolated cases with neurological manifestations have been reported in Southeast Asia, Malaysia, Burma, Puerto Rico and India. We present two cases of encephalitis associated with DF and DHF from New Delhi, India.
Matlani
Monica
M
Department of Microbiology, Maulana Azad Medical College, Flat No. C-402, Vimal CGHS Ltd, Plot No. 03, Sector-12, Dwarka, New Delhi 110075, India.
Chakravarti
Anita
A
Rawal
Ashish
A
Kashyap
Bineeta
B
Gurtoo
A
A
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003715:Dengue / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003716:Dengue Virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004569:Electroencephalography; D018792:Encephalitis, Viral / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D055815:Young Adult