Infected pancreatic pseudocyst following severe dengue infection

Med J Malaysia. 2021 Nov;76(6):927-929.

Abstract

Severe dengue infection is life threatening as it can result in fatal complications such as intractable bleeding from coagulopathy, multiorgan failure from shock and haemophagocytic syndrome. There have been case reports of atypical manifestation of severe dengue infection such as pancreatitis, Guillian-Barre's syndrome, perforated viscus and myocarditis. However, to our knowledge, pancreatic pseudocyst from dengue-related pancreatitis has never been reported in the literature. We hereby report a case of infected pancreatic pseudocyst in a patient with persistent pyrexia, abdominal pain and raised inflammatory markers 10 weeks from the onset of severe dengue infection. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) guided transluminal drainage of the infected pancreatic pseudocyst with lumen-apposing metallic stent (LAMS) was performed with good clinical and radiological outcome.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Drainage
  • Endosonography
  • Humans
  • Pancreatic Pseudocyst* / complications
  • Pancreatic Pseudocyst* / etiology
  • Pancreatitis*
  • Severe Dengue* / complications