Co-infection with SARS CoV-2 and dengue virus with thrombocytopenia: A first case report from Nepal
Co-infection of COVID-19 with dengue infection is quite challenging to differentiate due to it’s overlapping clinical and laboratory manifestations. We report a 22-year-old female with presented to Civil Service Hospital, emergency department with complaints of persistent fever with multiple episode...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Gandaki Medical College Teaching Hospital & Research Centre Pvt. Ltd.
2022-07-01
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| Series: | Journal of Gandaki Medical College |
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| Online Access: | https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/JGMCN/article/view/43017 |
| Summary: | Co-infection of COVID-19 with dengue infection is quite challenging to differentiate due to it’s overlapping clinical and laboratory manifestations. We report a 22-year-old female with presented to Civil Service Hospital, emergency department with complaints of persistent fever with multiple episodes of vomiting, headache and myalgia. On examination, she was ill-looking, dehydrated with a low blood. Reverse transcriptase – polymerase chain reaction of nasopharyngeal swab detected SARS CoV-2, and dengue antibodies IgM detected. She was conservatively managed in COVID-high care unit with regular laboratory monitoring of platelet level and discharged after ninth day of admission. |
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| ISSN: | 2070-4240 2070-4259 |