Septic shock as a differential diagnosis of severe dengue fever in a child in Malaysia - a case report

• Main Authors: Devaraj, Navin Kumar, Ragubathi, Mokshashri Naidu, Er, Sin Yee, Ching, Siew Mooi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2019
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/69563/1/2019060311401022_MJMHS_June_2019.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/69563/; https://medic.upm.edu.my/upload/dokumen/2019060311401022_MJMHS_June_2019.pdf

Dengue fever infection is common in many parts of the world and may result in serious complications such as dengue haemorrhagic fever, dengue shock syndrome, pleural effusion, pericardial effusion and multi-organ failure if not diagnosed early or treated adequately. This is more so in the so called...