Post dengue neurological complication.

Post-dengue parkinsonism

BACKGROUND Dengue is a common illness in the tropics. Equally common are neurological complications that stem from dengue infection. However, to date, parkinsonism following dengue has not been reported in medical literature. CASE PRESENTATION A previously well 18-year old man developed parkinsonism, in addition to other neurological symptoms following serologically confirmed dengue fever. Al...

Post dengue hair loss: low prevalence in Thai cases

A Cluster of Transverse Myelitis Following Dengue Virus Infection in the Brazilian Amazon Region

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE During the last two decades, clinical reports have begun to place increasing emphasis on the possible neurological complications related to dengue. However, reports of cases with myelitis post dengue are rare. This study describes an unprecedented cluster of transverse myelitis following a dengue virus infection. METHODS 51 possible cases of neurological complications r...

Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis: A Rare Complication of Dengue Infection

Dengue fever is identified as one of the most important mosquito-borne viral disease worldwide. Every year a large number of people belonging to urban populations suffer from this viral infection. Various presentations of dengue fever have been documented, however, neurological complications in dengue fever are relatively uncommon. Among these, Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM) has be...

Diaphragmatic paralysis: a rare consequence of dengue fever

BACKGROUND Dengue is considered one of the most common mosquito borne illnesses in the world. Although its clinical course is usually uneventful, complications have rarely been known to arise. These include neurological manifestations such as neuropathies. CASE PRESENTATION We report a middle aged patient from urban Sri Lanka who developed diaphragmatic paralysis secondary to phrenic neuropat...