Emerg Infect DisEIDEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-6059Centers for Disease Control and Prevention18258144260021507-040110.3201/eid1402.070401Letters to the EditorDengue and Relative BradycardiaDengue and Relative BradycardiaSenanayakeSanjaya Naresh*The Canberra Hospital – Infectious Diseases, Woden, Australian Capital Territory, AustraliaAddress for correspondence: Sanjaya Naresh Senanayake, The Canberra Hospital – Infectious Diseases, Level 4, Bldg 10, PO Box 11, Woden, ACT 2606, Australia; email: sanjaya.senanayake@act.gov.au22008142350351LateefA , FisherDA , TambyahPA . Dengue and relative bradycardia.Emerg Infect Dis. 2007;13:650.17561566Keywords: Denguebradycardialetter

To the Editor: In a recent letter to Emerging Infectious Diseases, Lateef and colleagues identified a relationship between dengue and relative bradycardia in patients in Singapore. They stated that “To our knowledge, this sign has not been previously associated with dengue” (1). Unfortunately, the association of dengue fever with relative bradycardia has already been well established and is certainly not a new finding (2,3). Despite this, however, there is no harm done in reinforcing an often forgotten clinical sign that can assist in the diagnosis of dengue, especially in those countries with limited resources.

Suggested citation for this article: Senanayake SN. Dengue and relative bradycardia [letter]. Emerg Infect Dis. [serial on the Internet]. 2008 Feb [date cited]. Available from http://www.cdc.gov/EID/content/14/2/350.htm

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