Myositis as a complication of dengue viral infection
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چکیده
Dengue fever is a febrile illness caused by an arbovirus transmitted the Aedes aegypti mosquito. It occurs as aseasonal epidemic every year in Pakistan. Apart from and its associated hemorrhagic complication,dengue with multi-system involvement their respective complications, including myriadneurological complications. In this case report we describe two patients who developed acute viral myositis.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['1990-6269']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56310/pjns.v18i01.213