Acute Necrotising Encephalitis: A life threatening manifestation of Dengue Fever

Abstract

Dengue fever is an arthropod-borne illness spread by Aedes aegypti, most commonly occurring in the tropics and subtropical regions of the world. Dengue virus is a flavivirus that manifests itself in the human body, in the form of an asymptomatic illness to a fulminant hemorrhagic disease. Expanded dengue syndrome covers the unusual manifestations that usually does not fall into the typical dengue fever, dengue shock syndrome, or dengue hemorrhagic fever. These findings call for greater in-depth research into these connections in order to help high-risk patients to be recognized promptly when they present to the hospital. High clinical suspicion with early aggressive measures are the only ways to attempt in reducing further mortality and morbidity.