Clinical profile and atypical manifestation of dengue fever cases in tertiary care centre in Bangalore

Abstract

Dengue is the most common arboviral infection in the Southeast Asia. Dengue virus has four
related but antigenically distinct serotypes: DENV-1, DENV-2, DENV-3, and DENV-4 [1]. The global
burden of dengue has increased in recent decades causing huge impact on both human health and the
national economics [1,2,3] . Dengue infection has a diverse clinical presentation ranging from asymptomatic
subclinical infection to severe multi-organ involvement [3]. Although, vascular plasma leak is the
commonest manifestation, dengue can manifest in multitude of unusual presentations due to organ
dysfunction that can carry high mortality [2, 3]. Early detection of such manifestations and prompt action
could avert the adverse outcome where clinicians need knowledge and experience. Aim of this case series is
to present 10 such unusual dengue cases managed in a single hospital over 1 year period.