Post dengue neurological complication.
Dengue infection is highly endemic in many tropical countries including Malaysia. However, neurological complications arising from dengue infection is not common; Gullain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is one of these infrequent complications. In this paper, we have reported a case in which a 39-year-old woman presented with a neurological complication of dengue infection without typical symptoms and signs of dengue fever. She had a history of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) followed by an upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) weeks prior to her presentation rendering GBS secondary to the post viral URTI and AGE as the most likely diagnosis. Presence of thrombocytopenia was the only clue for dengue in this case.
Hasliza Abu Hassan MMed (Family Medicine) (UKM) Department of Primary Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Defense Health, National Defense, 57000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Hizlinda Tohid (Corresponding author) MMed (Family Medicine) (UKM) Department of Family Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Jalan Yaacob Latiff, Bandar Tun Razak, 56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Email: hizlinda2202@gmail.com.
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Loh Keng Yin MMed (Family Medicine) (UKM) Taylor's University School of Medicine, Jalan Taylor's, Subang Jaya 47500, Selangor, Malaysia.
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Santhi Puvanarajah MRCP (UK) Department of Neurology, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Pahang 50586, Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia.
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