Spontaneous splenic rupture due to dengue fever: report of two cases

Spontaneous splenic rupture due to dengue fever: report of two cases

Dengue is a febrile illness caused by Flavivírus and mainly transmitted by the mosquito Aedes aegypiti which have been a serious epidemic in Rio de Janeiro. In most of cases it was a self limited disease. We report two cases of a serious and rare complication of this viral infection.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Maria Roberta Meneguetti Seravali, Antônio Henrique Gomes dos Santos, Carlos Eduardo Fávero Costa, Diego Teixeira Alves Rangel, Leonardo Fernandes Valentim, Raphael Moreira Gonçalves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702008000600019&lng=en&tlng=en
Description
Summary:Dengue is a febrile illness caused by Flavivírus and mainly transmitted by the mosquito Aedes aegypiti which have been a serious epidemic in Rio de Janeiro. In most of cases it was a self limited disease. We report two cases of a serious and rare complication of this viral infection.
ISSN:1678-4391

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