Dear Editor,
The recent report on "Oral manifestations of dengue viral infection" is very interesting.11 Fernandes CI, Perez LE, Perez DE. Uncommon oral manifestations of dengue viral infection. Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjorl.2016.10.001.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjorl.2016.1...
Fernandes et al. noted on "uncommon oral manifestations" in dengue.11 Fernandes CI, Perez LE, Perez DE. Uncommon oral manifestations of dengue viral infection. Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjorl.2016.10.001.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjorl.2016.1...
In fact, dengue is a highly endemic infection in many tropical countries. In tropical Southeast Asia, this infection is very common. I would like to share the experience from Thailand, a Country with extremely high prevalence on dengue. The oral manifestation of dengue is very common but it is usually mild and can be misdiagnosed by other tropical oro-dental problem.22 Wiwanitkit V. Bleeding and other presentations in Thai patients with dengue infection. Clin Appl Thromb Hemost. 2004;10:397-8.,33 Wiwanitkit V. Dengue fever: diagnosis and treatment. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2010;8:841-5. Oro-dental bleeding is a common bleeding presentation in dengue but it is usually not investigated and recorded.22 Wiwanitkit V. Bleeding and other presentations in Thai patients with dengue infection. Clin Appl Thromb Hemost. 2004;10:397-8. It should be noted that oral manifestation in dengue is not uncommon but usually forgotten by the general practitioner.
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Please cite this article as: Joob B, Wiwanitkit V. Oral manifestations of dengue viral infection. Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2017;83:605.
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1Fernandes CI, Perez LE, Perez DE. Uncommon oral manifestations of dengue viral infection. Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjorl.2016.10.001
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2Wiwanitkit V. Bleeding and other presentations in Thai patients with dengue infection. Clin Appl Thromb Hemost. 2004;10:397-8.
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3Wiwanitkit V. Dengue fever: diagnosis and treatment. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2010;8:841-5.
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