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Case Series and Case Reports

Dengue encephalitis: an entity now common in dengue-prone regions

Monica Matlani MBBS MD   ^*   Anita Chakravarti MBBS MD   ^*   Ashish Rawal MBBS MD      Bineeta Kashyap MBBS MD   ^*    A Gurtoo MBBS MD   

^* Department of Microbiology, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi; Department of Medicine Lady Harding Medical College, New Delhi, India

Correspondence to: Dr Bineeta Kashyap, Flat No. C-402, Vimal CGHS Ltd, Plot No. 03, Sector-12, Dwarka, New Delhi 110075, India Email: dr_bineetakashyap{at}yahoo.co.in

As well as dengue fever (DF) and dengue haemorrhagic fever-dengue shock syndrome (DHF/DSS), other atypical manifestations of dengue virus infection have also been reported. The frequency of CNS involvement in dengue remains unknown, although isolated cases with neurological manifestations have been reported in Southeast Asia, Malaysia, Burma, Puerto Rico and India. We present two cases of encephalitis associated with DF and DHF from New Delhi, India.

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