title: Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever Complicated by Intercostal Artery Hemorrhage.
abstract: Hemorrhagic manifestations are fairly common in Dengue hemorrhagic fever and are associated with increased mortality. During last few decades there have been increasing reports of Dengue infection with unusual manifestations. Here we present a case of dengue hemorrhagic fever complicated by spontaneous rupture of an intercostal artery leading to a large hematoma which was treated successfully with angio-embolization. To the authors' knowledge this is a first case of dengue hemorrhagic fever complicated by spontaneous intercostal artery hemorrhage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi-74800.
authors.forename: Syed Ahsan
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi-74800.
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi-74800.
authors.forename: Mehmood
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Riaz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D003715:Dengue / Q000150:complications*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D013895:Thoracic Arteries; D016896:Treatment Outcome