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Thursday 28 February 2019

CASE 539: DENGUE FEVER and ASCITES, Dr PHAN THANH HAI, MEDIC MEDICAL CENTER, HCMC, VIETNAM.


MAN 25 YO WITH 3 DAYS  FEVER  AND EPIGASTRIC DISTENTION.
ULTRASOUND  FIRST :  
US 1: HEPATOMEGALY.  

US 2: GALL BLADDER WALL IS THICKENING 3 MM  NO STONE.

US 3:  FLUID IN MORRISON SPACE ( LIVER KIDNEY SPACE).

US 4: FLUID AROUND RIGHT KIDNEY.


US 5: IN PELVIS  BIG VOLUME OF ASCITES.

US 6: NORMAL SPLEEN WITH FLUID IN HILUS.


CHEST X-RAYS SHOWS  SMALL FLUID IN COSTO-PLEURAL SPACE.

BLOOD TESTS  SHOW   WBC HIGH, CRP HIGH  PLATTELETS  DROPPED TO 19K.          
ELISA  DENGUE FEVER TESTS  POSITIVE FOR IgG  AND IgM.



EMERGENCY ADMISSION IN INFECTIOUS TROPICAL HOSPITAL.

REFERENCES:
Role of ultrasound in Dengue hemorrhagic fever in Vietnam
http://www.vusta.vn/vi/news/Thong-tin-Su-kien-Thanh-tuu-KH-CN/Gia-tri-cua-sieu-am-bung-trong-sot-xuat-huyet-Dengue-21155.html
Ultrasound Findings in Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever

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