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.

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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
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author Maria Roberta Meneguetti Seravali
Antônio Henrique Gomes dos Santos
Carlos Eduardo Fávero Costa
Diego Teixeira Alves Rangel
Leonardo Fernandes Valentim
Raphael Moreira Gonçalves
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Antônio Henrique Gomes dos Santos
Carlos Eduardo Fávero Costa
Diego Teixeira Alves Rangel
Leonardo Fernandes Valentim
Raphael Moreira Gonçalves
Spontaneous splenic rupture due to dengue fever: report of two cases
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
author_facet Maria Roberta Meneguetti Seravali
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Carlos Eduardo Fávero Costa
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title Spontaneous splenic rupture due to dengue fever: report of two cases
title_short Spontaneous splenic rupture due to dengue fever: report of two cases
title_full Spontaneous splenic rupture due to dengue fever: report of two cases
title_fullStr Spontaneous splenic rupture due to dengue fever: report of two cases
title_full_unstemmed Spontaneous splenic rupture due to dengue fever: report of two cases
title_sort spontaneous splenic rupture due to dengue fever: report of two cases
publisher Elsevier
series Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
issn 1678-4391
description 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.
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