Dengue Fever with Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis : Sensorium Imbroglio
Rastogi, N.; Nayan, A.; Sethi, P.; Nischal, N.; Brijwal, M.; Kumar, A.; Wig, N.
Journal of the Association of Physicians of India 67(10): 80-82
2019
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-5772 PMID: 31571462 Document Number: 698061
Dengue is the most common arboviral disease affecting many countries worldwide. With endemicity of the disease and huge burden, atypical clinical presentations occur posing high diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma. Emerging neurological complications in dengue fever are reported in recent past Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is an immune mediated acute demyelinating disorder of the central nervous system following recent infection or vaccination and characterized by multifocal white matter involvement. Early suspicion and diagnosis of such complication is clinical dilemma and it further complicates the clinical scenario. This case report highlights occurrence of such uncommon manifestation of ADEM in commonly occurring dengue fever along with its diagnosis and successful management in a young individual.