BRIEF REPORTS Neurological Manifestations in Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever
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Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) is an acute fabrile illness caused by four serotypes of Dengue virus and characterized clinically by hemorrhagic diathesis and a tendency to develop a shock syndrome (DSS). In the earlier epidemics(l-3), hemorrhagic manifestations and shock were the main features. In the past two years, we have found that neurological manifestations were prominent in addition to shock and hemorrhage.
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