Dengue Fever with Myositis- An Uncommon Complication of a Common Disease
Published: April 1, 2023 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2023/62564.17773
Priyank Rastogi, Rajesh Chetiwal, Sandeep Choudhary
1. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, ESI PGIMSR, Basaidarapur, New Delhi, India.
2. Professor and Head, Department of Medicine, ESI PGIMSR, Basaidarapur, New Delhi, India.
3. Ex-assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, ESI PGIMSR, Basaidarapur, New Delhi, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Priyank Rastogi,
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Dengue has a high prevalence in tropical countries including India. Although myalgias are a common musculoskeletal manifestation in dengue but myositis is unusual. The present case series describes three cases of female patients with dengue fever (35-year-old, 30-year-old and 37-year-old), who developed severe pain and tenderness in muscles and were diagnosed with myositis. The present case series emphasises the fact that, although the condition is usually self-limiting, but it has the potential to aggravate into life threatening conditions like acute respiratory and renal failure, if left unattended.
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