Dengue fever presenting with cerebellitis: A case report  

作　　者：Santhirasekaram Sathees Deepa Amarasekara Pubudu Jayasekara Peumini Rajapakse L.F.Sumaiya 

机构地区：[1]General Medicine,Colombo North Teaching Hospital,Ragama,Sri Lanka [2]Internal Medicine,Colombo North Teaching Hospital,Ragama,Sri Lanka

出　　处：《Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine》2025年第1期44-46,共3页亚太热带医药杂志(英文版)

摘　　要：Rationale:Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne viral infection,which commonly presents as an acute febrile illness.As the number of cases increases,rare manifestations including neurological manifestations are occasionally encountered.Patient concerns:A 20-year-old female presented with fever for 3 days with slurring of speech and unsteady gait,which were developed from the third day of illness.On examination,she had bilateral cerebellar signs.Dengue non-structural protein 1 antigen and dengue IgM in serum were positive.Her cerebrospinal fluid analysis and magnetic resonance image brain were normal.Diagnosis:Dengue cerebellitis.Intervention:Supportive management with fluids including oral rehydration solutions and intravenous fluids and paracetamol.Outcome:Cerebellar symptoms and signs completely resolved by the 20th day of illness.Lesson:Dengue cerebellitis is an unusual neurological manifestation of dengue infection.

关 键 词：Dengue fever CEREBELLITIS Neurological manifestations 

分 类 号：R512.3[医药卫生—内科学] R512.8[医药卫生—临床医学]