Fatal Dengue Fever in a Traveler Returning from Togo to Germany
A previously healthy traveler of Togolese origin visiting friends and relatives presented with severe dengue complicated by acute liver failure. Despite intensive care management and listing for high-urgency liver transplantation, the patient succumbed to the disease. This case highlights the risk for life-threatening travel-related complications of dengue.
Authors
- Dominic Wichmann
- Dániel Cadar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8063-2766)
- Sabine Jordan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0589-5013)
- Christian Bernreuther (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3939-322X)
- Jonas Schmidt‐Chanasit (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4433-0231)
- Matin Kohsar
- Markus Haar
- Susanne Krasemann
- Till Frederick Omansen
- Bettina M. Buchholz
- Lina-Hanne Maria Ko
- Michael Ramharter
Institutions
- Universität Hamburg (DE)
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (DE)
- German Center for Infection Research (DE)
- Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Published
- 2026-02-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.25-0203
- Primary Topic
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00