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ArticleGerms2020

A case report of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis following severe dengue in a child.

Nutan Kamath, Kamineni Mounica, Jayashree Kanthila, Sowmini P Kamath, Suchetha S Rao

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Article in Germs, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. A fatal case of dengue hemorrhagic fever associated with dengue virus 4 (DENV-4) in Brazil: genomic and histopathological findings.Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology] · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Nutan KamathMD Pediatrics, Associate Dean and Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Light House Hill road, Hampankatta, Mangalore, Karnataka 575001, India.
Kamineni MounicaJunior Resident, Department of Pediatrics, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Light House Hill road, Hampankatta, Mangalore, Karnataka 575001, India.
Jayashree KanthilaMD Pediatrics, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Light House Hill road, Hampankatta, Mangalore, Karnataka 575001, India.
Sowmini P KamathMD Pediatrics, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Light House Hill road, Hampankatta, Mangalore, Karnataka 575001, India.
Suchetha S RaoMD Pediatrics, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Light House Hill road, Hampankatta, Mangalore, Karnataka 575001, India.
Kasturba Medical College, Manipal · INManipal Academy of Higher Education · INKasturba Medical College, Mangalore

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionAcute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is a rare neurological complication seen in association with severe dengue infection. Here we report a case of a six-year-old male child with ADEM following dengue fever. CASE REPORT: A six-year-old boy was admitted with fever, hematuria, and melena of five days duration. On evaluation, the child had shock and features of coagulopathy. Dengue NS 1 antigen and IgM ELISA were positive. The child received treatment as per the 2009 WHO dengue protocol. On day seven of illness, he developed neurological symptoms. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) done on day eight of illness showed T2/FLAIR hyperintensities in bilateral frontoparietal subcortical deep white matter, occipital periventricular white matter, pons and cerebellar hemispheres, diagnostic of ADEM. He responded to intravenous methylprednisolone. He was discharged 2 weeks after hospitalization. His neurological examination was normal at follow up after a month.

conclusionsEarly recognition and prompt treatment of ADEM in dengue can lead to a successful outcome without neurological deficits.

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Dengue virushealth-related quality of lifehemiparesispostinfectious encephalomyelitis

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PMID32656109
PMCPMC7330522
OpenAlexW3033580970

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