Affiliations 

  • 1 Hospital Segamat, Department of Surgery, KM 6, Jalan Genuang, 85000 Segamat, Johor, Malaysia. chenhong_lim@yahoo.com
  • 2 Hospital Segamat, Medical Department, Johor, Malaysia
  • 3 Hospital Sultanah Aminah, Medical Department, Infectious Disease Unit, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
Med J Malaysia, 2017 02;72(1):55-57.
PMID: 28255142 MyJurnal

Abstract

Upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage (UGIH) in severe dengue represents a clinical dilemma in term of management. The recommended treatment in dengue with UGIH involves blood product transfusion support and proton pump inhibitor (PPI) infusion. Despite being the mainstay of treatment in non-dengue UGIH, the role of endoscopic haemostatic intervention in severe dengue remains controversial. In the present report, we present a case of severe dengue complicated with upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage successfully underwent early therapeutic endoscopic intervention in a district hospital.

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