Acute Onset Hypokalemic Quadriparesis with Dengue Fever: A Case Report.
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2014-10
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Dengue fever is an acute viral disease caused by dengue virus (DENV1- 4) and is endemic to India. It commonly presents as fever
along with headache, bodyache, rashes, polyserositis, bleeding manifestations and rarely as cardiovascular, gastrointestinal,
renal or neurological manifestations. Here, we report a case of dengue fever with hypokalemic quadriparesis. A 38-year-old
male admitted with history of fever of 3-day duration and weakness of all four limbs of 1-day duration. His investigations
showed Hb - 16.20 g/dL, platelet - 37,000/mm3, serum Na+ - 150.00 mmol/L, serum K+ - 2.50 mmol/L and positive dengue
serology. Hypokalemic quadriparesis secondary to dengue fever should be considered as a differential diagnosis in a case of
acute febrile illness with muscle weakness in tropical countries.
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Dengue fever, hypokalemia, hypokalemic paralysis
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Kumar Praveen, Chandra Kalpana, Varshney Amit. Acute Onset Hypokalemic Quadriparesis with Dengue Fever: A Case Report. Indian Journal of Clinical Practice. 2014 Oct; 25(5): 444-448.