A dot enzyme immunoassay (DEIA) for the detection of antibodies to dengue virus was tested for use as a tool in the presumptive diagnosis of dengue fever and dengue haemorrhagic fever. Paired sera from the following groups of patients were tested using the DEIA and the haemagglutination inhibition (HI) test: those with primary dengue fever; those experiencing a second dengue infection; and febr...

Dengue Dengue virus (DENV) belonging to the family Flaviviridae consists of 4 serotypes (DEN-1, 2, 3 & 4) causing severe illnesses like dengue fever (DF), Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) and Dengue Shock Syndrome (DSS). Dengue fever has become an emerging disease in Pakistan during the past 5-7 years with an increase in the number of cases every year since 2006. The current study aimed at identi...

Gastrointestinal manifestations of dengue fever are mainly in the form of bleeding or liver function abnormalities. Dengue fever presenting as acute colitis-like picture is not reported to date. We report a 50-year-old man with dengue fever presenting with lower gastrointestinal bleeding and colonoscopic features of acute inflammatory colitis.

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).

Dengue Fever (DF) with acute acalculous cholecystitis is a rare and atypical presentation. We report a case of dengue fever presenting as acute acalculous cholecystitis. The patient presented with abdominal pain, vomiting and fever. Her platelet counts were low and Dengue antibody test was positive. Ultrasound showed acute acalculous cholecystitis. The patient was successfully managed conservat...

In late February-early April 2010, five cases of dengue fever were diagnosed in returning travellers in Europe in EurotravNet sites in Sweden and France in patients with travel history to the Comoros and/or Zanzibar, Tanzania. Four cases were non-complicated dengue fever and one case dengue hemorrhagic fever. Three patients were viraemic at the time of diagnosis and infected with Dengue type 3 ...

Dengue is an infectious mosquito-borne viral disease. Dengue or dengue-like epidemics ranks highly among new and newly emerging infectious diseases in public health significance and may affect persons of all ages in dengue endemic area. Dengue virus infections Montip Tiensuwan and Timothy O’Brien 2 may lead to dengue fever (DF), dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF) and may lead to hypovolaemic shock...

BACKGROUND As there is no specific treatment for dengue, early detection and access to proper treatment may lower dengue fatality. Therefore, having new techniques for the early detection of dengue fever, such as the use of dengue test kit, is vitally important. The aims of the study were: 1) identify factors associated with acceptance of a home self-test kit for dengue fever if the dengue test...

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...

Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a rare complication of Dengue fever with unpredictable progression and outcome. There have been increasing reports acute due to dengue. Fever, abdominal pain or tenderness are the presenting clinical manifestations on hospital admission. We reported two similar cases who presented complaints fever, pain, generalized body ache. was diagnosed in both following blood inv...