Possible re-infection of SARS-CoV-2 complicated by dengue virus co-infection: report of a rare case from Bangladesh

Authors

  • Miah Wahiduzzaman Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Outpatient Department, BIRDEM General Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Muhammad Abdur Rahim Associate Professor, Department of Nephrology, BIRDEM General Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/birdem.v10i0.50993

Keywords:

COVID-19, dengue haemorrhagic fever, re-infection, RT-PCR positivity

Abstract

Re-infection by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and co-infection by dengue virus and SARS-CoV-2 are possible. We report a case of dengue haemorrhagic fever, occurring in a young Bangladeshi man, who concurrently tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 infection by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Four months previously, he suffered a mild form of corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This case is reported to make the physicians aware that, co-infections are possible in this COVID-19 pandemic, specially in dengue endemic regions and countries like Bangladesh.

Birdem Med J 2020; 10, COVID Supplement: 105-106

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Published

2020-12-28

How to Cite

Wahiduzzaman, M., & Rahim, M. A. (2020). Possible re-infection of SARS-CoV-2 complicated by dengue virus co-infection: report of a rare case from Bangladesh. BIRDEM Medical Journal, 10, 105–106. https://doi.org/10.3329/birdem.v10i0.50993

Issue

Vol. 10, COVID Supplement

Section

Case Reports