title: Dengue hemorrhagic fever presenting with acute pancreatitis.
abstract: Acute pancreatitis is an uncommon manifestation of dengue fever. Here we present a 47 year old male with dengue hemorrhagic fever who presented with acute pancreatitis and associated hyperglycemia. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of dengue complicated with acute pancreatitis from South Asia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, P.O. Box 06, Thalagolla Road, Ragama, Sri Lanka. nirmalawijekoon@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: C N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Wijekoon
authors.forename: P W M C S B
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Wijekoon
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000209:etiology*; D019595:Severe Dengue / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*