Dengue fever

Dengue fever (DF), caused by dengue virus, is an arboviral disease characterized by an initial non-specific febrile illness that can sometimes progress to more severe forms manifesting capillary leakage and hemorrhage (dengue hemorrhagic fever, or DHF) and shock (dengue shock syndrome, or DSS).

Hyperthyroidism

An abnormality of thyroid physiology characterized by excessive secretion of the thyroid hormones thyroxine (i.e., T4) and/or 3,3',5-triiodo-L-thyronine zwitterion (i.e., triiodothyronine or T3).


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PMID (PMCID)
23033818
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MALE Young Adult
Expanded dengue syndrome: subacute thyroiditis and intracerebral hemorrhage.
Assir MZ, Jawa A, Ahmed HI.
BMC Infect Dis. 2012;12:240.
It should be suspected in patients with dengue fever who develop painful thyroid swelling and clinical features of hyperthyroidism.