title: Acute hepatitis due to dengue virus in a chronic hepatitis patient.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Reference Center of Dengue, Plantadores de Cana Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.forename: J M C O
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Coelho
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abukater
authors.forename: F C R
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Fonte
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Souza
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D000637:Transaminases