Abstract

MEGUINS, Lucas Crociati  and  MEDEIRO JUNIOR, Honório Onofre de. Leptospirosis and dengue co-infection in a Brazilian Amazon patient. Rev Pan-Amaz Saude [online]. 2010, vol.1, n.4, pp.97-99. ISSN 2176-6215.  http://dx.doi.org/10.5123/S2176-62232010000400014.

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.

Keywords : Leptospirosis; Dengue; Communicable Diseases; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay.

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