title: Paediatric Dengue Fever diagnosed through parents' epidemiologic report and preventive strategy during the acute phase of infection.
abstract: In Europe, Dengue Fever is one of the most frequent imported diseases and also autochthonous cases occurred in areas where the insect vector is present. Here, we describe a child returning from Philippines and diagnosed with Dengue Fever, through the information provided by parents about an ongoing outbreak in their municipality. An appropriate clinical management in the hospital was established to monitor the occurrence of complications and to cancel the risk of dengue virus transmission in the acute phase of infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Azienda Ospedaliera di Melegnano, Vizzolo Predabissi, Milan, Italy dimimedpv@yahoo.it.
authors.forename: Dimitri
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Poddighe
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Azienda Ospedaliera di Melegnano, Vizzolo Predabissi, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bonomelli
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Azienda Ospedaliera di Melegnano, Vizzolo Predabissi, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Giardinetti
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Azienda Ospedaliera di Melegnano, Vizzolo Predabissi, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nedbal
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Azienda Ospedaliera di Melegnano, Vizzolo Predabissi, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bruni
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003715:Dengue / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003716:Dengue Virus; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents; D010679:Philippines; D014195:Travel
keywords: Dengue infection; Philippines; disease prevention; imported diseases; vector-borne disease