Acute hepatitis due to dengue virus in a chronic hepatitis patient.
We present a case of acute hepatitis caused by dengue virus, with a significant increase in aspartate transferase and alanine transferase levels in a chronic hepatitis patient attended at the Cane Sugar Planters Hospital of Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ.
Souza
L J
LJ
Reference Center of Dengue, Plantadores de Cana Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Coelho
J M C O
JM
Silva
E J
EJ
Abukater
M
M
Almeida
F C R
FC
Fonte
A S
AS
Souza
L A
LA
D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003715:Dengue / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000201:enzymology / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D000637:Transaminases / Q000097:blood*
D015415:Biomarkers; D000637:Transaminases