• Vol. 50 No. 7, 588–592
  • 15 July 2021

Permanent visual impairment in dengue fever following platelet transfusion: A series of 5 cases

Dengue fever (DF) is endemic in India and Singapore, and also causes frequent epidemics. Dengue virus belongs to the Flavivirus genus of the family Flaviviridae and its members include the 4 antigenically related serotypes of dengue virus (DENV 1–4). He also had metastatic squamous cell lung carcinoma and last received carboplatin, paclitaxel and a second cycle of pembrolizumab a month before presenting. His blood pressure was
115/55mmHg, pulse rate was 38 beats/min and oxygen saturation was 96% on room air. He was afebrile.

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