Myocarditis Complicating Pregnancy in Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever

Koshy J.M.; John M.

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Indian Journal of Clinical Medicine

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Myocarditis Complicating Pregnancy in Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever

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Authors: Koshy J.M. and John M.

Publication Date: 06 Nov 2012

Type: Case report

Journal: Indian Journal of Clinical Medicine

Citation: Indian Journal of Clinical Medicine 2012:3 17-20

doi: 10.4137/IJCM.S10425

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Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) is a spectrum of disease ranging from uncomplicated febrile illness to various devastating hemorrhagic manifestation and refractory shock. Cardiac complication in dengue fever (DF) is not common. Myocarditis has been a known complication of dengue fever. We report the case of myocarditis complicating DHF in a 34 years old female at 36 weeks of gestation with probable fetal myopericarditis.

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