Acute acalculus cholecystitis in dengue fever.
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چکیده
Atypical manifestations of dengue fever (DF) and dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF) involving different organs are being increasingly recognised, especially in the dengue endemic areas. We report an atypical presentation of DF in a 22 year old lady presenting with fever and acute pain in the right hypochondrium, diagnosed to be acute acalculus cholecystitis (AAC).
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India
دوره 61 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013