DENGUE HEMORRHAGIC FEVER

Abstract

Dengue fever is an airborne viral infection transmitted by the Aedes mosquito with various presentations, from a simple flu-like illness to hemorrhagic manifestations. Hemorrhagic complications can vary from simple rashes to GIT bleeding, hematuria, and severe bleeds in t he brain. Here is a case of 24 years old Umer Ayub with dengue fever along with its hemorrhagic manifestations and decompensated shock state who was intubated and put on a ventilator, given 16 blood transfusions, but later his labs improved, he was extubated and recovered well from a condition which has mortality rate above 95%