Publication: A Case Report: Dengue Fever with Right Quadriceps Hematoma
Date
2025
Article Type
Case Report
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
ISSN 2822-1893 eISSN 2822-2016
Volume Title
Pages
Pages: 42 - 44
Publisher
Nepalese Respiratory Society
Abstract
Abstract;
Muscle hematomas are rare complications in dengue fever. We report a case of a 40-year-old male patient admitted with dengue fever, complicated by a spontaneous right quadriceps hematoma. The patient with NS1-positive presented with a low platelet count, 20,000/μL. During his hospital stay, the patient developed swelling and pain in the right thigh, and a right quadriceps muscle hematoma was confirmed by ultrasonography (USG). His hemoglobin level was 7.6 g/dL and his hematocrit was 22.1%. He received one pint of packed red blood cells (PRBC) along with supportive care. Monitoring of laboratory parameters, including the size of the hematoma was done until it resolved spontaneously. Despite its rarity, we must recognize and manage this dengue fever complication appropriately. Such complications have not been well documented in the literature.
Description
Birendra Jha
Department of Internal Medicine, Chitwan Medical College, Bharatpur, Chitwan
Ujjwol Bhattarai
Department of Internal Medicine, Chitwan Medical College, Bharatpur, Chitwan
Bikash Pandey
Department of Internal Medicine, Chitwan Medical College, Bharatpur, Chitwan
Ram Thapa
Department of Internal Medicine, Chitwan Medical College, Bharatpur, Chitwan
Neha Devkota
Department of Internal Medicine, Chitwan Medical College, Bharatpur, Chitwan
Shital Adhikari
Department of Internal Medicine, Chitwan Medical College, Bharatpur, Chitwan
Keywords
Dengue Fever, Muscle Hematoma, Quadriceps Hematoma
Identifier
https://doi.org/10.3126/nrj.v4i1.83201