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Indian Journal of Pediatrics
Published in: Indian Journal of Pediatrics 4/2018

01-04-2018 | Scientific Letter

Acute Pancreatitis in Dengue Fever

Authors: Pawan Kumar, B. R. Thapa, Hitender Himral, Vinod Kapil

Published in: Indian Journal of Pediatrics | Issue 4/2018

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Excerpt

To the Editor: Dengue is a mosquito borne infection with varying clinical presentation. Atypical manifestations like liver, heart, kidney or nervous system involvement are often underreported [1]. Acute pancreatitis is a rare complication of Dengue fever (DF) and few cases have been described [2]. …
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Metadata
Title
Acute Pancreatitis in Dengue Fever
Authors
Pawan Kumar
B. R. Thapa
Hitender Himral
Vinod Kapil
Publication date
01-04-2018
Publisher
Springer India
Published in
Indian Journal of Pediatrics / Issue 4/2018
Print ISSN: 0019-5456
Electronic ISSN: 0973-7693
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-017-2470-6

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