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Series of 10 dengue fever cases with unusual presentations and complications in Sri Lanka: a single centre experience in 2016.

S A M KularatneUdaya RalapanawaChamara DalugamaJayanika JayasingheSawandika RupasinghePrabashini Kumarihamy
Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2018)
Dengue is an extremely challenging infection to treat in the globe today. Above unusual presentation and complications could be fatal, if not detected early where therapeutic window period is very short. Clinicians need awareness of these problems which are not uncommon, but underreported and often overlooked. The clinical management of each patient was described for the purpose sharing the experiences.
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