Dengue fever associated with a haematoma of the rectus abdominis muscle.

Full Abstract

We describe a patient with dengue fever with a haematoma of the rectus abdominis muscle, due to a tear in the inferior epigastric artery following episodes of retching. From the literature reviewed, we noted that there are no previous reports of dengue fever associated with muscle haematomas.

Author information

Author/s: Ganeshwaran, Y (Y); Seneviratne, S M (SM); Jayamaha, R (R); De Silva, A P (AP); Balasuriya, W K (WK);

Affiliation: National Hospital of Sri Lanka, Colombo. yganeshwaran(-atsign-)yahoo.com

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Case Reports; Journal Article; Review

Journal: The Ceylon medical journal (Ceylon Med J), published in Sri Lanka. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2001-Sep; vol 46 (issue 3) : pp 105-6

Dates: Created 2001/12/04; Completed 2002/07/19; Revised 2005/11/16;

PMID: 11732298, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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