Dengue Fever Complicated by Sickle Cell Crisis with Multiple Splenic Infarcts

Authors

  • B Saroj Kumar Prusty Yashoda Hospitals, Malakpet Branch, Hyderabad, Telangana State, India
  • Kiran Kumar Ramineni Yashoda Hospitals, Malakpet Branch, Hyderabad, Telangana State, India
  • Abhijeet Ingle Yashoda Hospitals, Malakpet Branch, Hyderabad, Telangana State, India
  • Krishna Mohan Reddy G Yashoda Hospitals, Malakpet Branch, Hyderabad, Telangana State, India
  • Safina Perveen Yashoda Hospitals, Malakpet Branch, Hyderabad, Telangana State, India
  • Majed Abdul Basit Momin Yashoda Hospitals, Malakpet Branch, Hyderabad, Telangana State, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31344/ijhhs.v5i4.367

Keywords:

Sickle cell trait, sickle cell disease, dengue fever, splenectomy

Abstract

Dengue infections typically present with fever and thrombocytopenia. Although good number of patients improve with supportive care, few can have a fulminant course with multiorgan dysfunction. In endemic zone co-occurring illness like Sickle cell disease can contribute to poor outcome. Various splenic complications of Sickle cell disease include massive splenomegaly with sequestration, large infarcts and abscess requiring splenectomy. We report an interesting case of dengue fever, who developed shock and acute abdomen during hospital stay. Further evaluation revealed multiple splenic infarcts with correlating histopathology and etiological work up including hemoglobin electrophoresis helped in the de novo detection of the underlying sickle cell trait.

International Journal of Human and Health Sciences Vol. 05 No. 04 October’21 Page: 519-524

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Published

2021-07-20

How to Cite

Prusty, B. S. K., Ramineni, K. K., Ingle, A., G, K. M. R., Perveen, S., & Momin, M. A. B. (2021). Dengue Fever Complicated by Sickle Cell Crisis with Multiple Splenic Infarcts. International Journal of Human and Health Sciences (IJHHS), 5(4), 519–524. https://doi.org/10.31344/ijhhs.v5i4.367

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 4 (2021)

Section

Case Report

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