Post-Mortem Diagnosis of Pediatric Dengue Using Minimally Invasive Autopsy during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil

Post-Mortem Diagnosis of Pediatric Dengue Using Minimally Invasive Autopsy during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil

We report the first pediatric disease in which the use of minimally invasive autopsy (MIA) confirmed severe dengue as the cause of death. During the COVID-19 pandemic, a previously healthy 10-year-old girl living in north-eastern Brazil presented fever, headache, diffuse abdominal pain, diarrhoea, a...

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Main Authors: Deborah N. Melo, Giovanna R. P. Lima, Carolina G. Fernandes, André C. Teixeira, Joel B. Filho, Fernanda M. C. Araújo, Lia C. Araújo, André M. Siqueira, Luís A. B. G. Farias, Renata A. A. Monteiro, Jaume Ordi, Miguel J. Martinez, Paulo H. N. Saldiva, Luciano P. G. Cavalcanti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-06-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Subjects:
severe dengue
autopsy
minimally invasive autopsy
arbovirus
COVID-19
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/7/7/123

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