title: A False Positive Dengue Fever Rapid Diagnostic Test Result in a Case of Acute Parvovirus B19 Infection.
abstract: An outbreak of dengue fever occurred in Japan in August 2014. We herein report the case of a 63-year-old man who presented with a persistent fever in September 2014. Acute parvovirus B19 infection led to a false positive finding of dengue fever on a rapid diagnostic test (Panbio Dengue Duo Cassette(TM)). To the best of our knowledge, there are no previous reports of a false positive result for dengue IgM with the dengue rapid diagnostic test. We believe that epidemiological information on the prevalence of parvovirus B19 is useful for guiding the interpretation of a positive result with the dengue rapid diagnostic test.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Center, Toyama Prefectural Central Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshihide
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Izumida
authors.forename: Hidenao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sakata
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Yumiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hayashibara
authors.forename: Noriko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Inasaki
authors.forename: Ryo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Inahata
authors.forename: Sumiyo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hasegawa
authors.forename: Takenori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takizawa
authors.forename: Hiroyasu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kaya
mesh_terms: D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000276:immunology*; D003715:Dengue / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D016731:Erythema Infectiosum / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology*; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D006801:Humans; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000276:immunology*; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016732:Parvovirus B19, Human / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D007075:Immunoglobulin M