Open AccessAn Unusual Case of Dengue Fever with Necrotising Pneumonia
Author(s) -
Nazeem Fathima,
B. Sujatha,
Shami Rp Kumar,
Seepana Rajesh
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2020/46653.14327
Subject(s) - tachypnea , medicine , dengue fever , pleural effusion , bacteremia , pneumonia , productive cough , leukocytosis , empyema , thorax (insect anatomy) , tachycardia , surgery , radiology , lung , pathology , antibiotics , anatomy , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Concurrent bacteremia in patients with dengue fever is rarely reported. Two and a half-year-old female child with fever, cough and cold for six days presented to Emergency Room (ER) with tachypnea, tachycardia and hepatomegaly. Investigations revealed dengue fever. Respiratory symptoms probed us to investigate the case further. High-Resolution Computed Tomography (HRCT) thorax showed moderate pleural effusion with collapse consolidation of left lung and a thin walled cavity with septations and fluid in left upper lobe. Child was treated with injection meropenem and vancomycin successfully.