Title |
Fatal dengue hemorrhagic fever imported into Germany
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Published in |
Infection, October 2011
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DOI | 10.1007/s15010-011-0208-3 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
J. Schmidt-Chanasit, K. Tenner-Racz, D. Poppert, P. Emmerich, C. Frank, C. Dinges, R. Penning, A. Nerlich, P. Racz, S. Günther |
Abstract |
Dengue virus (DENV) is an arthropod-borne virus (family Flaviviridae) causing dengue fever or dengue hemorrhagic fever. Here, we report the first fatal DENV infection imported into Germany. A female traveler was hospitalized with fever and abdominal pain after returning from Ecuador. Due to a suspected acute acalculous cholecystitis, cholecystectomy was performed. After cholecystectomy, severe spontaneous bleeding from the abdominal wound occurred and the patient died. Postmortem analysis of transudate and tissue demonstrated a DENV secondary infection of the patient and a gallbladder wall thickening (GBWT) due to an extensive edema. |
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