Dengue Fever Presenting as Acute Pancreatitis/Dang Pankreatiti Olarak Ortaya Çikan Akut Pankreatit

A 56-year-old non-alcoholic male was admitted with complaints of severe abdominal pain and was diagnosed with acute pancreatitis after blood investigations and a computed tomography scan of the abdomen. He developed a high-grade fever on the third day of admission, and serology tested positive for d...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Eurasian journal of medicine 2010-12, Vol.42 (3), p.151
Hauptverfasser: Seetharam, Prasad, Rodrigues, Gabriel
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A 56-year-old non-alcoholic male was admitted with complaints of severe abdominal pain and was diagnosed with acute pancreatitis after blood investigations and a computed tomography scan of the abdomen. He developed a high-grade fever on the third day of admission, and serology tested positive for dengue. Treatment for dengue was instituted, leading to a good response and complete resolution of pancreatitis. The patient has been doing well and has had no recurrence of pancreatitis at the end of one year of follow-up. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1308-8734
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