Cardiac arrhythmias occur during the acute stage of Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever. Dengue myocarditis is the most likely cause of the arrhythmias.Case presentationWe report a 55-year-old patient with Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever presenting with transient ventricular trigeminy which has not been reported before.
Conclusion:
Among many other known cardiac arrhythmia seen in DHF, ventricular trigeminy is also a possibility.
Clinicians should be aware of this cardiac rhythm abnormality that can occur in dengue patients.
Author: Anne Thushara MatthiasJegarajah IndrakumarSaman B Gunatilake
Credits/Source: International Archives of Medicine 2014, 7:28
Published on: 2014-05-26
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