Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases (Sep 2011)
Dengue hemorrhagic fever complicated by pancreatitis
Abstract
Acute pancreatitis is an atypical complication of dengue fever and is rarely described. We are reporting a case of dengue hemorrhagic fever complicated by acute pancreatitis in a patient with history of diabetes mellitus type 1 and end stage renal disease on hemodialysis. Keywords: dengue hemorrhagic fever, pancreatitis, diabetes mellitus type 1