A 25-year-old man presents with fever, rash, and arthralgia after returning from sub-Saharan Africa. He has a negative malaria blood film but a positi...

Question

A 25-year-old man presents with fever, rash, and arthralgia after returning from sub-Saharan Africa. He has a negative malaria blood film but a positive serology for dengue. According to NICE/CKS, what is the mainstay of dengue management?

Accepted Answer

Supportive care (fluids, analgesia)

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IV quinine

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High-dose steroids

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Ribavirin

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Immediate platelet transfusion

MCQ (SBA): Dengue Fever

A 25-year-old man presents with fever, rash, and arthralgia after returning from sub-Saharan Africa. He has a negative malaria blood film but a positive serology for dengue. According to NICE/CKS, what is the mainstay of dengue management?