Dengue‐Associated Hemophagocytic Syndrome in a Japanese Traveler: A Case Report | Zendy

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Dengue‐Associated Hemophagocytic Syndrome in a Japanese Traveler: A Case Report

Author(s) -

Kenichiro Kobayashi,

Mayu Hikone,

Naoya Sakamoto,

Sentaro Iwabuchi,

Masahiro Kashiura,

Tomohiko Takasaki,

Hiroshi Fujita,

Kenji Ohnishi

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

journal of travel medicine

Language(s) - Uncategorized

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.985

H-Index - 59

eISSN - 1708-8305

pISSN - 1195-1982

DOI - 10.1111/jtm.12158

Subject(s) - dengue fever , medicine , coagulopathy , complication , pediatrics , dengue virus , surgery , immunology

Hemophagocytic syndrome (HPS) can develop as a complication of dengue in rare cases, but its relationship with dengue is not well known. We report a case of dengue-associated HPS with liver involvement and coagulopathy. The patient, a Japanese female traveler who had recently returned from Thailand, had severe complications of dengue infection, but she recovered fully with symptomatic treatment.

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