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  • Title: Dengue fever complicated with acute liver failure: A case report of expanded dengue syndrome and literature review.
    Author: Suganthan N, Sakthilingham G, Kumanan T.
    Journal: SAGE Open Med Case Rep; 2020; 8():2050313X20913428. PubMed ID: 32231783.
    Abstract:
    Dengue is the most common arboviral disease, the presentation of which ranges from asymptomatic illness to dengue shock syndrome. Liver is the most common organ affected in dengue, and liver involvement is asymptomatic in majority. Dengue fever is a rare, but a leading cause for acute liver failure in endemic regions. Here, we report a case of a 34-year-old male ethanol user (16 units per week), presented with typical features of dengue infection, which was confirmed serologically, complicated with acute liver failure without clinical, radiological or laboratory evidence of plasma leakage. He was managed with intravenous fresh frozen plasma and N-acetyl cysteine along with other recommended supportive therapies for acute hepatic failure. He made an uneventful recovery.
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