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| Souza,Luiz José de; Alves,José Galvão; Nogueira,Rita Maria Ribeiro; Gicovate Neto,Carlos; Bastos,Diogo Assed; Siqueira,Edno Wallace da Silva; Souto Filho,João Tadeu Damian; Cezário,Thiago de Abreu; Soares,Carlos Eduardo; Carneiro,Rodrigo da Costa. |
| INTRODUCTION: Type 3 dengue virus caused an extensive epidemic in the state of Rio de Janeiro in summer 2002. In some of the patients, it was found in an atypical form with increased aminotransferase levels and acute hepatitis. MATERIAL AND METHODS: An analysis was made of 1,585 serologically confirmed dengue cases at the Dengue Reference Center in Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro state. The grade of hepatic aggression was established according to the alterations in the aminotransferase levels: grade A - normal levels of aminotransferase; grade B - elevated aminotransferase, with increased levels of at least one of the enzymes; grade C - elevated aminotransferase, with the levels of at least one of the enzymes increased to more than three times the... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Dengue fever; Aminotransferase; Hepatic injury. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702004000200006 |
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