Machain-Williams C, Loroño-Pino MA, Rivero-Cárdenas N, Farfán-Ale JA, Puerto FI

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ABSTRACT

Dengue virus is the most important vector-borne virus worldwide. It can cause simultaneous infections with two distinct dengue virus serotypes in a single patient, also causing concomitant infections with other arboviruses and hepatitis C virus. The simultaneous combinations of infections exacerbate diagnostic problems, due to causing a range of clinical signs and confused clinical diagnostic results. Our report illustrates these points. This report provides information on a patient chronically infected with two hepatitis C virus genotypes, who became coinfected with dengue virus, and presented hemorrhagic manifestations.

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