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Fiebre del dengue hemorrágico - Symptom

Nombres alternativos

Dengue hemorrágico; Fiebre por dengue hemorrágico; Síndrome de shock por dengue; Fiebre hemorrágica de Filipinas; Fiebre hemorrágica tailandesa; Fiebre hemorrágica de Singapur

Síntomas:

Los síntomas iniciales de la fiebre del dengue hemorrágico son similares a los de la fiebre del dengue, pero después de varios días el paciente se vuelve irritable, inquieto y sudoroso. Estos síntomas van seguidos de un estado parecido al shock.

El sangrado puede aparecer como manchas de sangre pequeñas sobre la piel (petequias) y parches de sangre más grandes bajo la piel (equimosis). Las lesiones menores pueden causar sangrado.

El shock puede causar la muerte. Si el paciente sobrevive, la recuperación comienza después de un período de crisis de un día.

Los síntomas iniciales son, entre otros, los siguientes:

  • Disminución del apetito
  • Fiebre
  • Dolor de cabeza
  • Dolores articulares
  • Malestar general
  • Dolores musculares
  • Vómitos

Los síntomas de la fase aguda son, entre otros, los siguientes:

  • Inquietud seguida por
    • equimosis
    • erupción generalizada
    • petequias
    • empeoramiento de los síntomas iniciales
  • Estado parecido al shock
    • extremidades frías y pegajosas
    • sudoración (diaforesis)

Signos y exámenes:

Un examen físico puede indicar lo siguiente:

Los exámenes pueden abarcar los siguientes:

  • Gasometría arterial
  • Estudios de coagulación
  • Electrolitos
  • Hematocrito
  • Enzimas hepáticas
  • Conteo de plaquetas
  • Estudios serológicos que muestran anticuerpos contra los virus del dengue
  • Estudios séricos de muestras tomadas durante la fase aguda de la enfermedad y la convalecencia (aumento en el título del antígeno de dengue)
  • Prueba del torniquete (ocasiona la formación de petequias por debajo del torniquete)
  • Radiografía de tórax (puede mostrar derrame plural)
  • Reviewed last on: 12/7/2010
  • Linda Vorvick, MD, Family Physician, Seattle Site Coordinator, Lecturer, Pathophysiology, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington School of Medicine; Jatin M. Vyas, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Assistant in Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Vaughn DW, Barrett A, Solomon T. Flaviviruses (Yellow Fever, Dengue, Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever, Japanese Encephalitis, West Nile Encephalitis, St. Louis Encephalitis, Tick-Borne Encephalitis). In: Mandell GL, Bennett JE, Dolin R, eds. Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone; 2009:chap 153.

Haile-Mariam T, Polis MA. Viral illnesses. In: Marx JA, Hockberger RS, Walls RM, et al, eds. Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2009:chap 128.

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