DENGUE FEVER MASQUERADING AS ACUTE APPENDICITIS: A DIAGNOSTIC CHALLENGE
Dengue fever can rarely mimic acute appendicitis, posing a diagnostic challenge. We report a case of a 16-year-old with right iliac fossa pain initially suggestive of appendicitis, later diagnosed as dengue fever. Timely recognition through imaging and serology prevented unnecessary surgery. Clinicians should consider dengue in differential diagnoses of acute abdomen in endemic areas.
Authors
- Rafia Khalid
- Wajeeh Naveed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4370-5054)
- Verisha Mansoor
Institutions
- Civil Hospital Karachi (PK)
- Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of medical & health sciences review.
- Published
- 2025-05-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.62019/tr3h5m85
- Primary Topic
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00