A Case of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever Imported from Africa.
- Author:
Seong Ryul KWON
1
;
Byung Kwan CHO
;
Seung Jai YOON
;
Yong Bum CHO
;
Il Kwon KIM
;
Byong Joon PARK
;
Moon Hyun CHUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University Medical College, Incheon, Korea. mhchung@nownuri.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Imported dengue fever;
Africa;
Traveler
- MeSH:
Africa*;
Asian Continental Ancestry Group;
Capillary Permeability;
Child;
Dengue Virus;
Dengue*;
Epistaxis;
Fever;
Hospitalization;
Humans;
Kenya;
Military Personnel;
Nausea;
Plasma;
Severe Dengue*;
Ships;
Shock
- From:Korean Journal of Infectious Diseases
2000;32(6):467-469
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Dengue hemorrhagic fever/dengue shock syndrome (DHF/DSS) is an acute febrile illness characterized by hemorrhagic phenomenon and hypovolemic shock due to increased vascular permeability and plasma leakage in patients infected with any one of four serotypes of dengue virus. The disease is one of the principal causes of hospitalization and death among children in several south-east Asian, central and south American, and African countries. With increasing use of air or ship transport, more travelers and sailors to the tropics are returning within the incubation period of acute febrile infection. Herein we reported the first Korean case of dengue hemorrhagic fever imported from Africa. We experienced a Korean sailor who complains of fever, chill, nausea, and epistaxis after the return from Mombasa, Kenya. His fellows also showed the similar complains. His illness improved spontaneously and the indirect immunofluorescent antibody testing revealed antibody titer of 1:1024 or more.
