Dengue associated with severe cutaneous leukocytoclastic vasculitis and pericardial effusion: a case report

Autor: Laurisson Albuquerque da Costa, Eduardo Feitosa Santos, Erielly Maria Bezerra Araújo Feitoza, Miyuki Yamashita, Joyce Cabral Andrade, Pedro Vinicius Leite de Sousa
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, Vol 62 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1678-9946
DOI: 10.1590/s1678-9946202062101
Popis: ABSTRACT Dengue is a viral disease, caused by an arbovirus of the genus Flavivirus. In Brazil, its incidence rate is high with a broad clinical spectrum. This report discusses a rare case of dengue associated with cutaneous leukocytoclastic vasculitis and pericardial effusion with eminence of cardiac tamponade in a previously healthy patient with no comorbidities. The serology for dengue was positive and the histopathological analysis of the cutaneous lesions confirmed the diagnosis of leukocytoclastic vasculitis. After receiving treatment, the patient’s condition greatly improved.
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