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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| author | Sunil Maharjan Elina Maharjan Bidesh Bista |
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-db6ae1d7b37c4452bb23b30b789c22482023-11-29T06:51:32ZengGandaki Medical College Teaching Hospital & Research Centre Pvt. Ltd.Journal of Gandaki Medical College2070-42402070-42592022-07-01151889110.3126/jgmcn.v15i1.4301770070Co-infection with SARS CoV-2 and dengue virus with thrombocytopenia: A first case report from NepalSunil Maharjan0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8086-4615Elina Maharjan1Bidesh Bista2Department of Internal Medicine, Civil Service Hospital, Kathmandu, NepalDepartment of Internal Medicine, Civil Service Hospital, Kathmandu, NepalDepartment of Internal Medicine, Civil Service Hospital, Kathmandu, NepalCo-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.https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/JGMCN/article/view/43017case reportcovid-19denguethrombocytopenia |
| spellingShingle | Sunil Maharjan Elina Maharjan Bidesh Bista Co-infection with SARS CoV-2 and dengue virus with thrombocytopenia: A first case report from Nepal Journal of Gandaki Medical College case report covid-19 dengue thrombocytopenia |
| title | Co-infection with SARS CoV-2 and dengue virus with thrombocytopenia: A first case report from Nepal |
| title_full | Co-infection with SARS CoV-2 and dengue virus with thrombocytopenia: A first case report from Nepal |
| title_fullStr | Co-infection with SARS CoV-2 and dengue virus with thrombocytopenia: A first case report from Nepal |
| title_full_unstemmed | Co-infection with SARS CoV-2 and dengue virus with thrombocytopenia: A first case report from Nepal |
| title_short | Co-infection with SARS CoV-2 and dengue virus with thrombocytopenia: A first case report from Nepal |
| title_sort | co infection with sars cov 2 and dengue virus with thrombocytopenia a first case report from nepal |
| topic | case report covid-19 dengue thrombocytopenia |
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