Two Case Reports on Thalamic and Basal Ganglia Involvement in Children with Dengue Fever
There have been increasing numbers of case reports of dengue infection with unusual manifestations. Such unusual manifestations including acute liver failure and encephalopathy could be manifested even in the absence of significant plasma leakage. Further, severe organ involvement including nervous...
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| author | Guwani Liyanage Lihini Adhikari Saraji Wijesekera Maheshaka Wijayawardena Suchithra Chandrasiri |
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| description | There have been increasing numbers of case reports of dengue infection with unusual manifestations. Such unusual manifestations including acute liver failure and encephalopathy could be manifested even in the absence of significant plasma leakage. Further, severe organ involvement including nervous system involvement indicates severe dengue infection. However, neurological manifestations of dengue fever are rare. This is the first case report of dengue infection with thalamic and basal ganglia involvement in Sri Lanka. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a48ac76fd78f4c699c2c6b5b970820792025-02-03T01:22:21ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332016-01-01201610.1155/2016/79613687961368Two Case Reports on Thalamic and Basal Ganglia Involvement in Children with Dengue FeverGuwani Liyanage0Lihini Adhikari1Saraji Wijesekera2Maheshaka Wijayawardena3Suchithra Chandrasiri4Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Soratha Mawatha, 10250 Nugegoda, Sri LankaProfessorial Paediatric Unit, Colombo South Teaching Hospital, Kalubowila, 10350 Dehiwala, Sri LankaDepartment of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Soratha Mawatha, 10250 Nugegoda, Sri LankaProfessorial Paediatric Unit, Colombo South Teaching Hospital, Kalubowila, 10350 Dehiwala, Sri LankaProfessorial Paediatric Unit, Colombo South Teaching Hospital, Kalubowila, 10350 Dehiwala, Sri LankaThere have been increasing numbers of case reports of dengue infection with unusual manifestations. Such unusual manifestations including acute liver failure and encephalopathy could be manifested even in the absence of significant plasma leakage. Further, severe organ involvement including nervous system involvement indicates severe dengue infection. However, neurological manifestations of dengue fever are rare. This is the first case report of dengue infection with thalamic and basal ganglia involvement in Sri Lanka.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7961368 |
| spellingShingle | Guwani Liyanage Lihini Adhikari Saraji Wijesekera Maheshaka Wijayawardena Suchithra Chandrasiri Two Case Reports on Thalamic and Basal Ganglia Involvement in Children with Dengue Fever Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| title | Two Case Reports on Thalamic and Basal Ganglia Involvement in Children with Dengue Fever |
| title_full | Two Case Reports on Thalamic and Basal Ganglia Involvement in Children with Dengue Fever |
| title_fullStr | Two Case Reports on Thalamic and Basal Ganglia Involvement in Children with Dengue Fever |
| title_full_unstemmed | Two Case Reports on Thalamic and Basal Ganglia Involvement in Children with Dengue Fever |
| title_short | Two Case Reports on Thalamic and Basal Ganglia Involvement in Children with Dengue Fever |
| title_sort | two case reports on thalamic and basal ganglia involvement in children with dengue fever |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7961368 |
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