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Autoimmune features caused by dengue fever: a case report
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Autores: Jardim,Denis Leonardo Fontes; Tsukumo,Daniela Miti Lemos; Angerami,Rodrigo N.; Carvalho Filho,Marco Antonio de; Saad,Mário José Abdalla.
Dengue virus is the most important mosquito-borne viral disease in the world. Co-circulation of the four types of dengue viruses and expansion of dengue epidemic gave rise to infection enhancement and a big expansion of clinical aspects of the disease. Herein we report a case of a 25-year-old white woman with dengue fever and numerous associated autoimmune features. Our patient had proteinuria, an extensive right pleural effusion, a thin pericardial effusion and ascites. She had a low C3 level and positive antinuclear antibody; cryoglobulins were also positive. The numerous autoimmune features of this patient were a diagnostic challenge, since she was a young woman and could be easily mistaken for a rheumatologic patient in a newly open disease. Dengue...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/report
Palavras-chave: Dengue; Autoimmunity; Hematologic diseases.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702012000100018