Hydrocephalus secondary to dengue encephalitis in an infant: case report.

Bárbara Albuquerque MoraisNayara Matos PereiraCilmária Leite FrancoPaulo Ronaldo Jubé Ribeiro

Published in: Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (2020)

Dengue infection is a differential diagnosis for acute febrile neurological impairment in children from endemic areas. Follow-up should be offered after dengue encephalitis to detect possible late-onset complications, as hydrocephalus.

Keyphrases

late onset
zika virus
dengue virus
aedes aegypti
case report
early onset
subarachnoid hemorrhage
cerebrospinal fluid
liver failure
young adults
respiratory failure
risk factors
brain injury
aortic dissection
hepatitis b virus
cerebral ischemia
mechanical ventilation