Dengue fever with hepatitis E and hepatitis A infection.
Infection with dengue viruses produces a spectrum of clinical illness ranging from a nonspecific viral syndrome to severe and fatal haemorrhagic disease. Important risk factors include the strain and serotype of the infecting virus, as well as the age, immune status, and genetic predisposition of the patient. The teaching point in this case study was Dengue fever which occurred concomitantly with Hepatitis A and Hepatitis E virus infection.
Yakoob
Javed
J
Department of Medicine, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
Jafri
Wasim
W
Siddiqui
Shaheer
S
Riaz
Mehmood
M
D000293:Adolescent; D003715:Dengue / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology*; D003716:Dengue Virus / Q000276:immunology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000821:virology*; D017957:Hepatitis A Virus, Human / Q000276:immunology; D016751:Hepatitis E / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000821:virology*; D016752:Hepatitis E virus / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007075:Immunoglobulin M
D007075:Immunoglobulin M