Dengue fever may mislead the surgeons when it presents as an acute abdomen

Conclusions DF/DHF misleads the clinicians when it presents as AA. Initial heamatological and ultrasonographic findings may be equivocal creating a diagnostic and management dilemma. Vigilant clinical suspicion and early dengue serological assessment is advisable in equivocal cases of AAs with fever in dengue endemic areas, to confirm/exclude the infection in order to avoid unnecessary surgical morbidity in the presence of DF.
Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine - Category: Tropical Medicine Source Type: research