Pediatr. praxi. 2024;25(4):236-240 | DOI: 10.36290/ped.2024.046

An unlucky souvenir from the tropics - a case study of fevers occuring after returning from the tropics

MUDr. Kateřina Velichová, MUDr. et Bc. Karel Medek
Dětské oddělení Nemocnice Pelhřimov, p. o.

In this article we present a case of a fourteen-year-old boy who was transported via ambulance to our Pediatric Ward due to a two-day-lasting fever, dehydration and total exhaustion. Additionally, the patient progressively developed respiratory symptoms, diarrhoea and rash with white dermographism during hospitalization. The medical history revealed that the boy had been visiting a tropical destination two days prior to hospital admission.

Keywords: fevers occuring after returning from tropics, travel medicine, dengue fever, bacterial enteritis, Salmonella Schwarzengrund, coinfection, vaccination, hemorrhagic fevers.

Accepted: August 27, 2024; Published: September 5, 2024  Show citation

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