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ArticleCureus2026

Severe Acute Global Systolic Dysfunction Secondary to Dengue Myocarditis: A Case Report.

Rafi Ullah, Laiba Ashfaq, Yasir Iqbal

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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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3 authors.

Rafi UllahInternal Medicine, West Cumberland Hospital, Whitehaven, GBR.
Laiba AshfaqInternal Medicine, Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) General Hospital, Islamabad, PAK.
Yasir IqbalAcute and General Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, GBR.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We describe the case of a 47-year-old woman with laboratory-confirmed dengue fever who developed acute myocarditis during the critical phase of illness. On presentation, along with her initial symptoms of fever, headache, and myalgia, she also reported central chest discomfort and exertional dyspnoea. A standard transthoracic echocardiogram demonstrated severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction with an ejection fraction of 20%. She was treated in the intensive care unit with cautious fluid because of the risk of volume overload in dengue with cardiac involvement. She was able to come off inotropes after the acute phase of illness, and echocardiography at the three-month follow-up revealed improved ejection fraction to 40% and resolution of symptoms. This case points out the need for early detection of myocardial involvement in dengue infection and the importance of judicious fluid management to avert cardiac decompensation and improve prognosis.

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dengue fever/complicationsdengue myocarditisfluid overloadheart failurehypotension treatment

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PMID42367486
PMCPMC13310006

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