title: Differential diagnosis of dengue fever: beware of measles!
abstract: Febrile exanthema is a common symptom in returning travelers. In addition to cosmopolitan diseases, etiologies specific to the visited country must be considered. As an accurate diagnosis is important, clinical suspicion should be confirmed by laboratory tests. The case reports of three brothers returning from Indonesia highlight the possibility of misdiagnosis due to the clinical similarity and serological cross reactivity of dengue fever and measles.
authors: Service d'Accueil des Urgences Pédiatriques, Hôpital Robert Debré, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 48 boulevard Sérurier, Paris Cedex 19, France. lauren.pull@rdb.aphp.fr
authors: Lauren
authors: L
authors: Pull
authors: Ségolène
authors: S
authors: Brichler
authors: Olivier
authors: O
authors: Bouchaud
authors: Jean-Yves
authors: JY
authors: Siriez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D003715:Dengue / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003716:Dengue Virus / Q000276:immunology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005076:Exanthema / Q000209:etiology*; D005334:Fever / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D007214:Indonesia; D008297:Male; D008457:Measles / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008459:Measles virus / Q000276:immunology; D014195:Travel
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral