title: [Dengue shock syndrome].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Service de Pédiatrie, Cliniques Universitaires UCL de Mont Godinne, 5530 Yvoir.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Docquir
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tuerlinckx
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bodart
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D019595:Severe Dengue / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014195:Travel