Leptospirosis and dengue co-infection in a Brazilian Amazon patient

Lucas Crociati Meguins; Honório Onofre de Medeiro

doi:10.5123/S2176-62232010000400014

Leptospirosis and dengue co-infection in a Brazilian Amazon patient

Authors

Lucas Crociati Meguins Divisão de Clínica Médica, Hospital de Aeronáutica de Belém, Belém, Pará, Brazil
Honório Onofre de Medeiro, Júnior Divisão de Clínica Médica, Hospital de Aeronáutica de Belém, Belém, Pará, Brazil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5123/S2176-62232010000400014

Keywords:

Leptospirosis, Dengue, Communicable Diseases, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Leptospirosis and dengue are two major urban health problems associated with high mortality. Acute co-infection with leptospirosis and dengue is an extremely rare event. The aim of the present report is to describe the first case of leptospirosis and dengue co-infection in a patient from the Brazilian eastern Amazonia.

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Published

2010-12-31

How to Cite

Meguins, L. C., & Medeiro, H. O. de. (2010). Leptospirosis and dengue co-infection in a Brazilian Amazon patient. an-mazonian ournal of ealth, 1(4), 3. https://doi.org/10.5123/S2176-62232010000400014