Diseases

Severe Dengue

A virulent form of dengue characterized by THROMBOCYTOPENIA and an increase in vascular permeability (grades I and II) and distinguished by a positive pain test (e.g., TOURNIQUET PAIN TEST). When accompanied by SHOCK (grades III and IV), it is called dengue shock syndrome.

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Abstract

A virulent form of dengue characterized by THROMBOCYTOPENIA and an increase in vascular permeability (grades I and II) and distinguished by a positive pain test (e.g., TOURNIQUET PAIN TEST). When accompanied by SHOCK (grades III and IV), it is called dengue shock syndrome.

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Synonyms

14 entry terms
  • Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever
  • Hemorrhagic Dengue
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, Dengue
  • Philippine Hemorrhagic Fever
  • Singapore Hemorrhagic Fever
  • Thai Hemorrhagic Fever
  • Dengue, Severe
  • Dengues, Severe
  • Fever, Philippine Hemorrhagic
  • Fever, Singapore Hemorrhagic
  • Fever, Thai Hemorrhagic
  • Hemorrhagic Dengues
  • Severe Dengues
  • Dengue Shock Syndrome

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36 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

coordinate with NEGLECTED DISEASES if pertinent

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History Note

98; was see DENGUE 1997; DENGUE SHOCK SYNDROME was see DENGUE 1997; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, DENGUE was see DENGUE 1977-97

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Previous Indexing

  • Dengue (1966-1997)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Severe Dengue. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019595. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019595
  2. Severe Dengue. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18554268