Neuralgic amyotrophy associated with dengue fever: case series of three patients.

[neuralgic amyotrophy]

Dengue is an acute mosquito borne viral infection caused by one of the four distinct serotype of dengue viruses (type 1 -4 ), belonging to flavivirus family . Dengue fever , an arboviral infection is known to cause various neurological complications . Commonly reported neurological manifestations associated with dengue infection are encephalopathy , myelopathy , stroke , Guillain-Barre syndrome and hypokalemic paralysis . Brachial amyotrophy associated with dengue infection were not described previously . Here , we describe three patients presenting with brachial neuritis associated with dengue infection . Dengue infection should be considered in the etiological list of brachial neuritis in dengue endemic areas , especially if preceded by history of febrile illness compatible with dengue illness .