Ventricular trigeminy in a patient with serologically confirmed dengue haemorrhagic fever

Cardiac arrhythmias occur during the acute stage of Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever. Dengue myocarditis is the most likely cause of the arrhythmias. We report a 55-year-old patient with Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever presenting with transient ventricular trigeminy which has not been reported before. Among many...

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Published in:	International archives of medicine Vol. 7; no. 1; p. 28
Main Authors:	Matthias, Anne Thushara, Indrakumar, Jegarajah, Gunatilake, Saman B
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England BioMed Central Ltd 26-05-2014 BioMed Central
Subjects:	Case Report Dengue myocarditis Dengue fever Ventricular trigeminy
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Summary:	Cardiac arrhythmias occur during the acute stage of Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever. Dengue myocarditis is the most likely cause of the arrhythmias. We report a 55-year-old patient with Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever presenting with transient ventricular trigeminy which has not been reported before. Among many other known cardiac arrhythmia seen in DHF, ventricular trigeminy is also a possibility. Clinicians should be aware of this cardiac rhythm abnormality that can occur in dengue patients.
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ISSN:	1755-7682 1755-7682
DOI:	10.1186/1755-7682-7-28