title: Dengue fever presenting as acute liver failure--a case report.
abstract: Dengue fever (DF) and dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF) are important mosquito-borne viral diseases of humans and recognized as important emerging infectious diseases in the tropics and subtropics. Compared to nine reporting countries in the 1950s, today the geographic distribution includes more than 100 countries worldwide. Dengue viral infections are known to present a diverse clinical spectrum, ranging from asymptomatic illness to fatal dengue shock syndrome. Mild hepatic dysfunction in dengue haemorrhagic fever is usual. However, its presentation as acute liver failure (ALF) is unusual. We report a patient with dengue shock syndrome who presented with acute liver failure and hepatic encephalopathy in a recent outbreak of dengue fever in Delhi, India.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University College of Medical Sciences & Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital, New Delhi 110095, India.
authors.forename: Rajat
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jhamb
authors.forename: Bineeta
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kashyap
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Ranga
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D003715:Dengue / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006501:Hepatic Encephalopathy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D017114:Liver Failure, Acute / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008853:Microscopy; D055815:Young Adult