Fulminant Myocarditis: A Very Rare Manifestation  of Dengue Fever:

Elackiya Harikrishnan; Sivagamasundari; Shivaganesh chellappa; Mayilananthi Kaliannan; Durga  Krishnan

Elackiya Harikrishnan MD General Medicine, Senior Resident, Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Kelambakkam, Tamil Nadu, India.
Sivagamasundari MBBS, Junior Resident, Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Kelambakkam, Tamil Nadu, India
Shivaganesh chellappa MBBS, Junior Resident, Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Kelambakkam, Tamil Nadu, India.
Mayilananthi Kaliannan MD General Medicine, Senior Resident or Professors, Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Kelambakkam, Tamil Nadu, India
Durga Krishnan MD General Medicine, Senior Resident or Professors, Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Kelambakkam, Tamil Nadu, India

Keywords: Dengue Fever, Fulminant Myocarditis, Systolic Dysfunction, Inotropes

Abstract

Dengue is a highly prevalent arthropod-borne viral disease in tropical and subtropical areas of the globe. The majority of dengue cases are benign but rare complications and presentations are seen increasingly due to the rising burden of the disease mainly in tropical countries. In dengue, clinical manifestations vary from asymptomatic infection to severe disease. Dengue fever is characterised by fever,myalgia, arthralgia, headache and bleeding manifestations. We report a rare case of dengue fever complicated with acute myocarditis. The patient recovered gradually with supportive care.

How to cite this article:
Harikrishnan E, Sivagamasundari, Chellappa S, Kaliannan M, Krishnan D. Fulminant Myocarditis:
A Very Rare Manifestation of Dengue Fever. J Commun Dis. 2022;54(2):99-102.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24321/0019.5138.202278

Author Biographies

Sivagamasundari, MBBS, Junior Resident, Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Kelambakkam, Tamil Nadu, India

Department of general medicine

Postgraduate

Shivaganesh chellappa, MBBS, Junior Resident, Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Kelambakkam, Tamil Nadu, India.

Department of general medicine

Postgraduate

Mayilananthi Kaliannan, MD General Medicine, Senior Resident or Professors, Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Kelambakkam, Tamil Nadu, India

Department of general medicine,

Professor

Durga Krishnan, MD General Medicine, Senior Resident or Professors, Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Kelambakkam, Tamil Nadu, India

Department of general medicine

Professor

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