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Herpes Zoster in a Patient With Dengue Infection: A Case Report of a Rare Co-Infection

Dengue is an infectious disease that plays an essential role in morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Occasionally, it presents with rare presentations and co-infections. Co-infection of herpes zoster and dengue is possible in countries such as these where both infections are common. Vari...

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Autores principales: Samuel Rajeen, Karunakaran, Pakkiyaretnam, Mayurathan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8848335/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35186569
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.21310
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Sumario:Dengue is an infectious disease that plays an essential role in morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Occasionally, it presents with rare presentations and co-infections. Co-infection of herpes zoster and dengue is possible in countries such as these where both infections are common. Varicella-zoster infection is one of the self-limiting viral infections, and dengue fever is an endemic infection in Sri Lanka. When there is suspicion in diagnosis due to a change of natural course or overlapping of clinical features, concurrent co-infections have to be strongly suspected. We present the case of a 46-year-old female who had herpes zoster and dengue infection and was managed with a multidisciplinary team approach. The patient improved without any complications.