Coinfection of dengue and leptospirosis in a girl from the Peruvian Amazon
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 tes...
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| author | Alexandra Núñez-Garbín Jossué Espinoza-Figueroa Moisés Sihuincha-Maldonado Luis Suarez-Ognio |
| author_facet | Alexandra Núñez-Garbín Jossué Espinoza-Figueroa Moisés Sihuincha-Maldonado Luis Suarez-Ognio |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4633b61f53164e0d9996063d50d693bc2022-12-21T23:27:03ZspaInstituto Nacional de SaludRevista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública1726-46341726-46422015-04-0132117918210.17843/rpmesp.2015.321.15911578Coinfection of dengue and leptospirosis in a girl from the Peruvian AmazonAlexandra Núñez-Garbín0Jossué Espinoza-Figueroa1Moisés Sihuincha-Maldonado2Luis Suarez-Ognio3Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas. Lima, PerúEscuela de Medicina, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas. Lima, PerúHospital de Apoyo Iquitos. Loreto, PerúEscuela de Medicina, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas. Lima, PerúWe 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.https://rpmesp.ins.gob.pe/index.php/rpmesp/article/view/1591leptospirosisdenguecoinfecciónpediatría |
| spellingShingle | Alexandra Núñez-Garbín Jossué Espinoza-Figueroa Moisés Sihuincha-Maldonado Luis Suarez-Ognio Coinfection of dengue and leptospirosis in a girl from the Peruvian Amazon Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública leptospirosis dengue coinfección pediatría |
| title | Coinfection of dengue and leptospirosis in a girl from the Peruvian Amazon |
| title_full | Coinfection of dengue and leptospirosis in a girl from the Peruvian Amazon |
| title_fullStr | Coinfection of dengue and leptospirosis in a girl from the Peruvian Amazon |
| title_full_unstemmed | Coinfection of dengue and leptospirosis in a girl from the Peruvian Amazon |
| title_short | Coinfection of dengue and leptospirosis in a girl from the Peruvian Amazon |
| title_sort | coinfection of dengue and leptospirosis in a girl from the peruvian amazon |
| topic | leptospirosis dengue coinfección pediatría |
| url | https://rpmesp.ins.gob.pe/index.php/rpmesp/article/view/1591 |
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