1. Dengue-associated hemophagocytic syndrome in a Japanese traveler: a case report.
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Kobayashi, Ken-ichiro, Hikone, Mayu, Sakamoto, Naoya, Iwabuchi, Sentaro, Ohnishi, Kenji, Kashiura, Masahiro, Takasaki, Tomohiko, and Fujita, Hiroshi
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DENGUE hemorrhagic fever ,TRAVEL hygiene ,BLOOD coagulation disorders ,DENGUE viruses ,IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ,TROPICAL medicine ,DISEASE complications ,DIAGNOSIS of fever ,HEMOPHAGOCYTIC lymphohistiocytosis ,ASIANS ,DENGUE ,DIFFERENTIAL diagnosis ,TRAVEL - Abstract
Hemophagocytic syndrome (HPS) can develop as a complication of dengue in rare cases, but its relationship with dengue is not well known. We report a case of dengue-associated HPS with liver involvement and coagulopathy. The patient, a Japanese female traveler who had recently returned from Thailand, had severe complications of dengue infection, but she recovered fully with symptomatic treatment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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