posted on 2017-12-05, 09:06authored byAna Isabel Vieira Fernandes, Ciro Leite Mendes, Raíssa Holmes Simões, Ana Elisa Vieira Fernandes Silva, Clarissa Barros Madruga, Carlos Alexandre Antunes de Brito, Lucio Roberto Castellano, Marli Tenório Cordeiro
Abstract A 26-year-old postpartum female presented with symptoms characteristic of dengue fever on the 16th day of puerperium. On the third day of the illness, the patient presented a clinical picture consistent with shock. Tests determined primary infection with dengue virus serotype 2. Cardiac tamponade was confirmed by echocardiography. This rare manifestation is described in a patient without any associated comorbidity.