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DENGUE FEVER MASQUERADING AS ACUTE APPENDICITIS: A DIAGNOSTIC CHALLENGE

Authors

  • Dr. Wajeeh Naveed Department of Internal Medicine, OMI Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan Author
  • Dr. Verisha Mansoor Department of Internal Medicine, OMI Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan Author
  • Dr. Rafia Khalid Aziz Medical Center, Islamabad, Pakistan Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62019/tr3h5m85

Keywords:

Acute Abdomen, Imaging, Serology, Endemic Areas, Unnecessary Surgery

Abstract

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.

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2025-05-09

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Vol. 2 No. 2 (2025): Journal of Medical & Health Sciences Review

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DENGUE FEVER MASQUERADING AS ACUTE APPENDICITIS: A DIAGNOSTIC CHALLENGE. (2025). Journal of Medical & Health Sciences Review, 2(2). https://doi.org/10.62019/tr3h5m85