Spontaneous resolution of sinoatrial exit block and atrioventricular dissociation in a child with dengue fever

Kaushik, J.S.; Gupta, P.; Rajpal, S.; Bhatt, S.

Singapore Medical Journal 51(9): e146-e148

2010


ISSN/ISBN: 0037-5675
PMID: 20938598
Document Number: 638184
Cardiac rhythm abnormalities, including ventricular arrhythmia, atrial fibrillation and atrioventricular block, have been observed during the acute stage of dengue haemorrhagic fever. Atrioventricular or complete heart block can be fatal and may require a temporary pacemaker. We report a ten-year-old girl who presented with dengue haemorrhagic fever with sinoatrial block and atrioventricular dissociation that had a spontaneous resolution.

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