title: Rhombencephalitis associated with Dengue fever.
abstract: Dengue infection is gradually disseminating throughout the world in alarming proportions. It is a arbovirus infection,transmitted by aedes mosquitoes. It is a multi-systemic disorder associated with varied neurological complications. There is increased trend of development of neurological complications in dengue fever. The neurological complications arising due to dengue infection can be categorized into central and neuromuscular complications. The central nervous system disorders reported with dengue fever are encephalopathy,encephalitis and myelitis.Here we report a case of rhombencephalitis associated with dengue fever. The literature does not mention rhombencephalitis occurring with dengue illness.
authors.affiliation: Neurology King George Medical University, Lucknow, UP, India. Electronic address: drrajeshverma32@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.affiliation: Neurology King George Medical University, Lucknow, UP, India.
authors.forename: Kavita
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bharti
authors.affiliation: Neurology King George Medical University, Lucknow, UP, India.
authors.forename: Mannan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.affiliation: Neurology King George Medical University, Lucknow, UP, India.
authors.forename: Amrit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bansod
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003715:Dengue / Q000150:complications*; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012249:Rhombencephalon / Q000473:pathology*
keywords: Arbovirus; Dengue fever; Encephalitis; Listerosis; Neurological complications; Rhombencephalitis