Abstract
Background: Dengue fever is a febrile illness caused by infection with one of 4 dengue viruses transmitted by Aedes aegypti. Infection may be asymptomatic or present with a broad range of clinical manifestations including a mild febrile illness to a life-threatening shock syndrome. Incidence of Dengue has increased exponentially with half of world’s population at the risk of infection. We present a case report of 38year old male who was admitted to our hospital with dengue fever with thrombocytopenia. During his course in hospital he developed swelling over the right forearm and arm which progressed to acute compartment syndrome and emergency fasciotomy was done and his limb was salvaged. This illustrates a rare but an important and potential complication of Dengue fever and also the importance of timing of surgery.
Keywords: Dengue fever, compartment syndrome, fasciotomy, thrombocytopenia.
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Corresponding Author
Dr Shruthi R
Junior Resident, Department of General Medicine, K.S. Hedge Medical Academy, Deralakatte, Mangalore
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v8i3.43
