Coinfección por dengue y leptospirosis en una niña de la Amazonía Peruana
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15533419 |
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| Authors | Alexandra Núñez-Garbín (Peruvian University of Applied Sciences, corresponding author), Jossué Espinoza-Figueroa (0000-0002-0761-3366, Peruvian University of Applied Sciences), Moisés Sihuincha Maldonado (0000-0003-3492-997X, Universidad Particular de Iquitos), Moisés Sihuincha-Maldonado, Luis Suarez (0000-0003-3910-0861, Peruvian University of Applied Sciences), Luis Suárez-Ognio (0000-0002-7989-403X) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 179-179 |
| Publication date | 2015-04-03 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1726-4634 • E-ISSN: 1726-4642 |
| Publisher | National Institute of Health of Peru (PUBLISHER • PE) |
| DOI | 10.17843/rpmesp.2015.321.1591 |
| OpenAlex | W4317926753 |
| Language | ES |
| References cited | 3 |
We report the case of a 10 year old girl, born and raised in the city of Iquitos in Peru who presented with headache, fever, chills, musculoskeletal pain, mild epigastric pain, epistaxis and hematemesis. On physical examination, the patient was afebrile and in good general condition. Serological tests confirmed infection of dengue and leptospirosis. The patient received intravenous hydration with sodium chloride 0.9% and penicillin G sodium, achieving a favorable clinical course such that she was discharged a few days after admission to the hospital. Although these diseases are common in the Peruvian Amazon, the simultaneous presence of both in the pediatric population is little documented; therefore, a good clinical history and laboratory tests are important for diagnosis and treatment
Abdominal pain · Amazon rainforest · Chills · Dengue fever · Environmental health · Leptospirosis · myalgia · Physical examination · Population · Serology · Veterinary medicine · Leptospirosis research and findings · Medicine · Mosquito-borne diseases and control · Viral Infections and Vectors · Immunology · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics · Surgery
| Highly cited | No |
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