Severe Thrombocytopenia Associated with Dengue Fever: An Evidence-Based Approach to Management of Thrombocytopenia

Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral illness common in tropical and subtropical countries but very rare in the United States. Patients infected with dengue often present with thrombocytopenia. In the setting of dengue, platelet transfusions as a treatment for thrombocytopenia have no clear benefits in r...

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Main Authors: Sulagna Das, Charles Abreu, Micah Harris, John Shrader, Satish Sarvepalli
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Hematology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/3358325
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description Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral illness common in tropical and subtropical countries but very rare in the United States. Patients infected with dengue often present with thrombocytopenia. In the setting of dengue, platelet transfusions as a treatment for thrombocytopenia have no clear benefits in reduction of severe bleeding or improvement of the platelet count. Here, we present a case of a traveler infected with dengue virus and discuss the approach to treat thrombocytopenia.
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spelling doaj-art-7992c3b6d235444ba373cf75dcaedda72025-08-20T03:35:48ZengWileyCase Reports in Hematology2090-65792022-01-01202210.1155/2022/3358325Severe Thrombocytopenia Associated with Dengue Fever: An Evidence-Based Approach to Management of ThrombocytopeniaSulagna Das0Charles Abreu1Micah Harris2John Shrader3Satish Sarvepalli4Department of MedicineDepartment of MedicineBoonshoft School of MedicineDepartment of MedicineDepartment of MedicineDengue is a mosquito-borne viral illness common in tropical and subtropical countries but very rare in the United States. Patients infected with dengue often present with thrombocytopenia. In the setting of dengue, platelet transfusions as a treatment for thrombocytopenia have no clear benefits in reduction of severe bleeding or improvement of the platelet count. Here, we present a case of a traveler infected with dengue virus and discuss the approach to treat thrombocytopenia.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/3358325
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Severe Thrombocytopenia Associated with Dengue Fever: An Evidence-Based Approach to Management of Thrombocytopenia
Case Reports in Hematology
title Severe Thrombocytopenia Associated with Dengue Fever: An Evidence-Based Approach to Management of Thrombocytopenia
title_full Severe Thrombocytopenia Associated with Dengue Fever: An Evidence-Based Approach to Management of Thrombocytopenia
title_fullStr Severe Thrombocytopenia Associated with Dengue Fever: An Evidence-Based Approach to Management of Thrombocytopenia
title_full_unstemmed Severe Thrombocytopenia Associated with Dengue Fever: An Evidence-Based Approach to Management of Thrombocytopenia
title_short Severe Thrombocytopenia Associated with Dengue Fever: An Evidence-Based Approach to Management of Thrombocytopenia
title_sort severe thrombocytopenia associated with dengue fever an evidence based approach to management of thrombocytopenia
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/3358325
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