[Dengue shock syndrome].
Célia, 21 month-old child, presented to our pediatric clinic a few months ago with a fever of unknown origin after a stay in St-Domingue with her parents. Complementary investigations led to a diagnosis of Dengue Fever. The condition, not very frequent and thus not well known in our countries, represents a major world health problem especially because of the global failure of prophylactic measures. If the disease is self-limited in most cases, severe form can occur, with significant mortality and morbidity. Delay in diagnosis and treatment of these severe cases is often fatal.
Docquir
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Service de Pédiatrie, Cliniques Universitaires UCL de Mont Godinne, 5530 Yvoir.
Tuerlinckx
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Bodart
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D019595:Severe Dengue / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014195:Travel