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Cardiac tamponade in a patient with severe dengue fever
2017; Brazilian Society of Tropical Medicine; Volume: 50; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1590/0037-8682-0361-2016
ISSN1678-9849
AutoresAna Isabel Vieira Fernandes, Ciro Leite Mendes, Raíssa Holmes Simões, Ana Elisa Vieira Fernandes Silva, Clarissa Barros Madruga, Carlos Alexandre Antunes de Brito, Lúcio Roberto Cançado Castellano, Marli Tenório Cordeiro,
Tópico(s)Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise
ResumoA 26-year-old postpartum female presented with symptoms characteristic of dengue fever on the 16th day of puerperium. On the third day of the illness, the patient presented a clinical picture consistent with shock. Tests determined primary infection with dengue virus serotype 2. Cardiac tamponade was confirmed by echocardiography. This rare manifestation is described in a patient without any associated comorbidity.
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