Dengue hemorrhagic fever complicated with acute idiopathic scrotal edema and polyneuropathy

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 8-10

  Chen, Tun Chieh ^a,b   Lu, Po Liang ^a,b   Chen, Yen Hsu ^a,b   Tsai, Jih Jin ^a,b   Chen, Tyen Po ^a,b  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NONE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE PAIN; CASE REPORT; CHILL; DENGUE; DISEASE COURSE; FEVER; GINGIVA BLEEDING; HEMOCONCENTRATION; HUMAN; LIMB; MALE; PARESTHESIA; PENILE SWELLING; POLYNEUROPATHY; RASH; SCROTAL SWELLING; SEROLOGY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EDEMA; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; SCROTUM;

DENGUE HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EDEMA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYNEUROPATHIES; SCROTUM;

EID: 39549105611     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2008.78.8     Document Type: Article

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