Case Reports
A case report of Dengue Encephalitis
Authors:
WAPSR Weerarathna ,
Teaching Hospital Jaffna, LK
About WAPSR
Registrar in Medicine
T Peranatharajha
Teaching Hospital Jaffna
About T
Consultant Physician
Abstract
Dengue fever is a common mosquito borne viral febrile illness which rarely affects the central nervous system and presents with encephalitis. This case is about a 14 years old boy who presented with high grade fever and generalized tonic-clonic seizures. Electroencephalogram showed generalized spike activity and periodicity with normal CT scan of the brain. Dengue encephalitis was diagnosed with a positive Dengue IgM in CSF on the sixth day of illness. He was discharged 8 days after admission without any neurological deficit. This case highlights the importance of maintaining a high index of suspicion in arriving at the correct diagnosis in rare presentations of common diseases.
How to Cite:
Weerarathna, W. and Peranatharajha, T., 2016. A case report of Dengue Encephalitis. Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases, 6(1), pp.51–54. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/sljid.v6i1.8081
Published on
28 Apr 2016.
Peer Reviewed
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