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).

Red eye

A reddish appearance over the white part (sclera) of the eye ranging from a few enlarged blood vessels appearing as wiggly lines over the sclera to a bright red color completely covering to sclera.

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30095666 (6133643)	FEMALE	Middle Aged
	Dengue fever-associated necrotizing scleritis: A case report with long-term follow-up.
	Kamoi K, Mochizuki M, Ohno-Matsui K. Medicine (Baltimore). 2018;97(32):e11875.
	Dengue fever virus patients found to have red eyes need to be carefully followed and treated, as these eyes might develop thinning of the sclera that could lead to rupture of the globe, thereby resulting in blindness.