Dengue hemorrhagic fever as a rare cause of chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura—a pediatric case report

Abstract Background Dengue is a common mosquito-borne infection in tropical countries. Dengue incidence in Sri Lanka is generally showing a rising trend. Both chronic immune thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP) children and chronic ITP triggered by dengue fever in the pediatric age group are rarely report...

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Main Authors: V. Thadchanamoorthy, Kavinda Dayasiri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41182-020-00248-1