Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis in classic dengue


Autoria(s): Brito,Carlos A.A.; Sobreira,Silvana; Cordeiro,Marli Tenório; Lucena-Silva,Norma
Data(s)

01/04/2007

Resumo

Neurological manifestation is uncommon in dengue infection. The pathogenesis of central nervous system involvement is controversial. We report a rare case of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis in classic dengue, with isolation of serotype 3 in liquor. This condition was associated with significant structural damage detected by magnetic resonance.

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Identificador

http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822007000200019

Idioma(s)

en

Publicador

Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT

Fonte

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical v.40 n.2 2007

Palavras-Chave #Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis #Dengue #Neurological symptoms
Tipo

journal article