Abstract
Dengue fever is an acute febrile disease caused by the dengue virus, which belongs to the flaviviridae family, and this virus is transmitted by the bite of the mosquito Aedes aegypti. It occurs in the tropical climates of the South Pacific, Southeast Asia, India, Africa and the subtropical zone of America. Imported cases of Dengue fever and Dengue hemorrhagic fever are rapidly increasing as many Koreans are now traveling abroad. Liver injury is usually detected by laboratory investigation according to a surveillance protocol. Although liver injury by dengue virus has been described in Asia and the Pacific islands, the pathogenic mechanisms are not yet fully clarified. It is usually expressed in a self-limiting pattern and the patient has a complete recovery. We report here on a case of a young woman who presented with general weakness, nausea and significant elevation of the aminotransferase levels, and she was diagnosed with dengue fever.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 556-559 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | The Korean journal of hepatology |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 2007 Dec 1 |
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A case of imported Dengue fever with acute hepatitis. / Suh, Sang jun; Seo, Yeon Seok; Ahn, Jae Hong; Park, Eun Bum; Lee, Sun Jae; Sohn, Jang uk; Um, Soon-Ho.
In: The Korean journal of hepatology, Vol. 13, No. 4, 01.12.2007, p. 556-559.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - A case of imported Dengue fever with acute hepatitis
AU - Suh, Sang jun
AU - Seo, Yeon Seok
AU - Ahn, Jae Hong
AU - Park, Eun Bum
AU - Lee, Sun Jae
AU - Sohn, Jang uk
AU - Um, Soon-Ho
PY - 2007/12/1
Y1 - 2007/12/1
N2 - Dengue fever is an acute febrile disease caused by the dengue virus, which belongs to the flaviviridae family, and this virus is transmitted by the bite of the mosquito Aedes aegypti. It occurs in the tropical climates of the South Pacific, Southeast Asia, India, Africa and the subtropical zone of America. Imported cases of Dengue fever and Dengue hemorrhagic fever are rapidly increasing as many Koreans are now traveling abroad. Liver injury is usually detected by laboratory investigation according to a surveillance protocol. Although liver injury by dengue virus has been described in Asia and the Pacific islands, the pathogenic mechanisms are not yet fully clarified. It is usually expressed in a self-limiting pattern and the patient has a complete recovery. We report here on a case of a young woman who presented with general weakness, nausea and significant elevation of the aminotransferase levels, and she was diagnosed with dengue fever.
AB - Dengue fever is an acute febrile disease caused by the dengue virus, which belongs to the flaviviridae family, and this virus is transmitted by the bite of the mosquito Aedes aegypti. It occurs in the tropical climates of the South Pacific, Southeast Asia, India, Africa and the subtropical zone of America. Imported cases of Dengue fever and Dengue hemorrhagic fever are rapidly increasing as many Koreans are now traveling abroad. Liver injury is usually detected by laboratory investigation according to a surveillance protocol. Although liver injury by dengue virus has been described in Asia and the Pacific islands, the pathogenic mechanisms are not yet fully clarified. It is usually expressed in a self-limiting pattern and the patient has a complete recovery. We report here on a case of a young woman who presented with general weakness, nausea and significant elevation of the aminotransferase levels, and she was diagnosed with dengue fever.
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JO - Clinical and molecular hepatology
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