title: Unusual Presentation of Dengue Fever Leading to Unnecessary Appendectomy.
abstract: Dengue fever is the most important arbovirus illness with an estimated incidence of 50-100 million cases per year. The common symptoms of dengue include fever, rash, malaise, nausea, vomiting, and musculoskeletal pain. Dengue fever may present as acute abdomen leading to diagnostic dilemma. The acute surgical complications of dengue fever include acute pancreatitis, acute acalculous cholecystitis, nonspecific peritonitis, and acute appendicitis. We report a case of dengue fever that mimicked acute appendicitis leading to unnecessary appendectomy. A careful history examination for dengue-related signs, and serial hemogram over the first 3-4 days of disease may prevent unnecessary appendectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Hindu Rao Hospital, Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Lovekesh
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, AIIMS, Jodhpur 342005, India.
authors.forename: Mahendra
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Hindu Rao Hospital, Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Ashish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saxena
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Hindu Rao Hospital, Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Yuvraj
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kolhe
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Hindu Rao Hospital, Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Snehal K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Karande
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Hindu Rao Hospital, Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Narendra
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Hindu Rao Hospital, Delhi, India.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Venkatesh
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, AIIMS, Jodhpur 342005, India.
authors.forename: Rambabu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Meena