Lingual hematoma causing upper airway obstruction:an unusual manifestation of dengue fever

<正>The spectrum of dengue infection varies from dengue fever to more severe forms such as dengue hemorrhagic fever(DHF) and dengue shock syndrome(DSS).In DHF bleeding may be overt (external) or internal.At time bleeding can occur at unusual sites.We report one such case of DHF in which...

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Published inAsian Pacific journal of tropical medicine Vol. 4; no. 5; pp. 412 - 413
Main Authors Sarkar, Jaydeep, Mohan, Charu, Misra, DN, Goel, Atul
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Elsevier B.V 01.05.2011
Department of Internal Medicine, Lady Hardinge Medical College, PGIMER, Dr.RML Hospital
Subjects
Airway Obstruction - etiology
Dengue
Dengue - complications
Hematoma
Hematoma - complications
Humans
Male
Platelet
Tongue
Tongue Diseases - complications
Tongue
Platelet
Dengue
Hematoma
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Summary:<正>The spectrum of dengue infection varies from dengue fever to more severe forms such as dengue hemorrhagic fever(DHF) and dengue shock syndrome(DSS).In DHF bleeding may be overt (external) or internal.At time bleeding can occur at unusual sites.We report one such case of DHF in which bleeding occurred within the tongue manifesting as an intra-lingual hematoma, causing significant upper airway obstruction.
Bibliography:Jaydeep Sarkar~*,Charu Mohan,DN Misra,Atul Goel Department of Internal Medicine,Lady Hardinge Medical College,PGIMER,Dr.RML Hospital
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ISSN:1995-7645
2352-4146
DOI:10.1016/S1995-7645(11)60115-6