Pediatric Infectious Diseases: Open Access

A Passport of Dengue Fever to Riyadh A Case Report of a Boy who Travelled to Riyadh Carrying Dengue Fever

This is a report of 13 years old boy who presented to emergency room with Fever, frontal headache, mild cough and muscular pain for 5 days. He just returned 6 days ago from a holiday in India. There was no active bleeding and his systemic Examination was entirely normal. Blood work showed Thrombocytopenia (29000/ml) and neutropenia (1160/ml). He was treated with intravenous fluid and supportive measures. After 5 days of admission his symptoms improved spontaneously and discharged home in stable condition. His dengue virus serology showed positive IgM and IgG.

Author(s):

Tamer Abdullah Abusido

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