Dengue fever presenting with cerebellitis: A case report
Rationale: Dengue fever is a mosquito-bome viral infection, which commonly presents as an acute febrile illness. As the number of cases increases, rare manifestations including neurological manifestations are occasionally encountered. Patient concerns: A 20-year-old female presented with fever for 3...
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| author | Santhirasekaram Sathees Deepa Amarasekara Pubudu Jayasekara Peumini Rajapakse L.F. Sumaiya |
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| description | Rationale:
Dengue fever is a mosquito-bome viral infection, which commonly presents as an acute febrile illness. As the number of cases increases, rare manifestations including neurological manifestations are occasionally encountered.
Patient concerns:
A 20-year-old female presented with fever for 3 days with slurring of speech and unsteady gait, which were developed from the third day of illness. On examination, she had bilateral cerebellar signs. Dengue non-structural protein 1 antigen and dengue IgM in serum were positive. Her cerebrospinal fluid analysis and magnetic resonance image brain were normal.
Diagnosis:
Dengue cerebellitis.
Intervention:
Supportive management with fluids including oral rehydration solutions and intravenous fluids and paracetamol.
Outcome:
Cerebellar symptoms and signs completely resolved by the 20th day of illness.
Lesson:
Dengue cerebellitis is an unusual neurological manifestation of dengue infection. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2178b91a6c6d40cdafd854da17270a372025-02-06T04:59:52ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsAsian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine2352-41462025-01-01181444610.4103/apjtm.apjtm_380_24Dengue fever presenting with cerebellitis: A case reportSanthirasekaram SatheesDeepa AmarasekaraPubudu JayasekaraPeumini RajapakseL.F. SumaiyaRationale: Dengue fever is a mosquito-bome viral infection, which commonly presents as an acute febrile illness. As the number of cases increases, rare manifestations including neurological manifestations are occasionally encountered. Patient concerns: A 20-year-old female presented with fever for 3 days with slurring of speech and unsteady gait, which were developed from the third day of illness. On examination, she had bilateral cerebellar signs. Dengue non-structural protein 1 antigen and dengue IgM in serum were positive. Her cerebrospinal fluid analysis and magnetic resonance image brain were normal. Diagnosis: Dengue cerebellitis. Intervention: Supportive management with fluids including oral rehydration solutions and intravenous fluids and paracetamol. Outcome: Cerebellar symptoms and signs completely resolved by the 20th day of illness. Lesson: Dengue cerebellitis is an unusual neurological manifestation of dengue infection.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/apjtm.apjtm_380_24dengue fevercerebellitisneurological manifestations |
| spellingShingle | Santhirasekaram Sathees Deepa Amarasekara Pubudu Jayasekara Peumini Rajapakse L.F. Sumaiya Dengue fever presenting with cerebellitis: A case report Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine dengue fever cerebellitis neurological manifestations |
| title | Dengue fever presenting with cerebellitis: A case report |
| title_full | Dengue fever presenting with cerebellitis: A case report |
| title_fullStr | Dengue fever presenting with cerebellitis: A case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dengue fever presenting with cerebellitis: A case report |
| title_short | Dengue fever presenting with cerebellitis: A case report |
| title_sort | dengue fever presenting with cerebellitis a case report |
| topic | dengue fever cerebellitis neurological manifestations |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/apjtm.apjtm_380_24 |
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