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Corticosteroid in Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever as Preventive Treatment of Severe Outcome: A Case Report

Journal: International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR) (Vol.11, No. 2)

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Page : 1242-1245

Keywords : dengue hemorrhagic fever; dengue shock; corticosteroids; preventive treatment;

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Abstract

Dengue is known as the most common vector-borne viral infection between humans by Aedes genusmosquito. Dengue has a broad spectrum of disease, ranging from asymptomatic infection to a severe systemic plasma leakage syndrome. Pathogenesis of severe dengue stillpoorly understood, one factor that is thought to cause the dreaded shock syndrome is antibody-dependent enhancement. Despite of fluid replacement therapy as the main treatment, corticosteroids usage in order to suppress immune-mediated mechanisms in DHF also expected to prevent severe outcome. Since this is still controversial, further research is still very much needed.

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