Dengue and psychiatry disorder

Dengue e desordens psiquiátricas

OPINION

Dengue and psychiatry disorder

Dengue e desordens psiquiátricas

Beuy Joob^I; Viroj Wiwanitkit^II

^ISanitation1 Medical, Academic Center, Bangkok, Thailand

^IIWiwanitkit House, Bangkhae, Bangkok, Thailand; Visiting University Professor, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, Hainan, China; Adjunct Professor, Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Nigeria

^{Correspondence}

Dear Editors,

The recent publication on dengue and psychiatry disorder is quite interesting¹. Caixeta et al.¹ concluded for "relationship between psychiatric disorder and actions upon environmental conditions that favors dengue, as well as its associated public health burden". Indeed, the psychiatric presentation of dengue is possible and considered uncommon². The neurological involvement of dengue can be seen in severe case and this can be the explanation for the psychiatric sequelae³. However, for the classical dengue without complication, the relationship between infection and psychiatric manifestation might still be the myth. The actual pathophysiology process has never been clarified although the observation is reported¹.

Received 06 February 2012

Accepted 14 February 2012

Conflict of interest: There is no conflict of interest to declare.

• 1. Caixeta L, Azevedo PV, Caixeta M, Reimer CH. Psychiatry disorders and dengue: Is there a relationship? Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2011;69:920-923.
• 2. Wiwanitkit V. Dengue fever: diagnosis and treatment. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2010;8:841-845.
• 3. Misra UK, Kalita J, Syam UK, Dhole TN. Neurological manifestations of dengue virus infection. J Neurol Sci 2006;244:117-122.

Publication Dates

• Publication in this collection
  23 July 2012
• Date of issue
  July 2012