Key result
Dengue fever linked to fatal severe dilated cardiomyopathy with 10% LVEF despite aggressive measures.
Why the study?
Cardiac involvement with fatal outcome is a very rare complication of dengue fever, with limited data on myocarditis leading to severe dilated cardiomyopathy.
Design
Case report
Follow-up
5 days
Authors
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Rare fatal myocarditis in dengue warrants cardiac monitoring in severe cases; single report leaves open incidence and management strategies.
Case Report (n=1)
Dengue fever can rarely cause severe myocarditis leading to dilated cardiomyopathy and fatal acute heart failure.
Tahir et al. (2015) conducted a case report in Dengue fever with myocarditis induced cardiomyopathy (n=1). Dengue virus infection was evaluated on Clinical course and survival. A 44-year-old man with dengue fever developed severe dilated cardiomyopathy with an ejection fraction of 10% and died on day 5 despite aggressive measures.
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