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ArticleCureus2026

Navigating Potential Dengue and Its Mimics in a Febrile Returning Traveller: A Case Report.

Chloé Moran

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Article in Cureus, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Chloé MoranEmergency Medicine, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, GBR.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fever is a common symptom in returning travellers. This prompts healthcare providers to consider and investigate potentially serious infections requiring timely diagnosis and management. The following case describes a traveller returning from Bangladesh presenting with symptoms indicative of dengue. These include fever, rash, nausea, vomiting, myalgia and conjunctivitis. However, his symptoms defied the expected pattern of presentation, posing a diagnostic challenge. No laboratory confirmation of prior dengue infection was available. He was discharged as having a viral fever with a rash and the possibility that this was a secondary infection occurring after dengue. The case highlights the complexity of febrile travellers. It also reviews the literature on dengue, offering important learning opportunities for clinicians encountering comparable presentations. The case emphasises the need for a balanced diagnostic approach in thoroughly ruling out serious tropical infections without neglecting common community-acquired viruses.

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denguefebrilefevertravellertropical diseasetropical infection

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PMID41694891
PMCPMC12895374

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