1. Presentation of fatal stroke due to SARS-CoV-2 and dengue virus coinfection.
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Estofolete CF, Machado LF, Zini N, Luckemeyer GD, Moraes MM, Dos Santos TMIL, Dos Santos BF, Ruiz LGP, Vasilakis N, Lobo SMA, and Nogueira ML
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- Arboviruses pathogenicity, Brazil, COVID-19 virology, Coinfection virology, Dengue virology, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, COVID-19 complications, Coinfection complications, Dengue complications, Dengue Virus pathogenicity, SARS-CoV-2 pathogenicity, Stroke etiology, Stroke virology
- Abstract
Herein, we report a case of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and dengue coinfection, presented as a fatal stroke in our hospital, in São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo State, a Brazilian city hyperendemic for dengue viruses and other arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) and currently facing a surge of SARS-CoV-2 cases. This case is the first described in the literature and contributes to the better understanding of clinical presentations of two important diseases in a tropical setting., (© 2020 Wiley Periodicals LLC.)
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- 2021
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