Meningitis as a primary presentation of Dengue infection
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Two cases of dengue meningitis: a rare first presentation.
Dengue, a mosquito-borne disease caused by a flavivirus, is recognized in over 120 countries with 3.6 billion people living in areas at risk. Neurological manifestations are infrequently reported as clinical consequences of dengue infection. Though severe dengue may be associated with meningoencephalitis, meningitis is a rare initial presentation of otherwise uncomplicated dengue fever. We repo...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2146-3158,2146-9369
DOI: 10.5799/ahinjs.02.2013.01.0077