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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-4-11
pubmed:abstractText
In 2002, an outbreak of dengue fever (DF) in Taiwan caused mortality in some patients with chronic renal failure (CRF). We report three cases of CRF who died of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) and dengue shock syndrome (DSS) despite an intensive care process. The difficulty in diagnosis and the treatment dilemma attributable to ambiguity in symptoms and signs between CRF and DF may delay the diagnosis, contributing to a high risk of mortality. The narrow window of fluid tolerance in patients with CRF further hampers the success of resuscitation in DHF and DSS. Continuous venous to venous hemodialysis (CVVHD) is helpful in managing a condition with unstable hemodynamics. However, to decrease mortality, the physician must pay great attention to ensure an early awareness of DHF/DSS and deliver a prompt and aggressive treatment of patients of dengue viral infections with chronic renal failure.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0002-9637
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
76
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
752-6
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Difficulty in diagnosis and treatment of dengue hemorrhagic fever in patients with chronic renal failure: report of three cases of mortality.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports