Chikungunya virus and dengue virus coinfection: a case report from Bangladesh

Authors

  • Muhammad Abdur Rahim Department of Nephrology, BIRDEM and IMC, Dhaka
  • Shahana Zaman Department of Cardiology, NICVD, Dhaka
  • Samira Rahat Afroze Department of Internal Medicine, BIRDEM and IMC, Dhaka
  • Hasna Fahmima Haque Department of Internal Medicine, BIRDEM and IMC, Dhaka
  • Farhana Afroz Department of Internal Medicine, BIRDEM and IMC, Dhaka
  • Tabassum Samad Department of Nephrology, BIRDEM and IMC, Dhaka
  • Khwaja Nazim Uddin Department of Internal Medicine, BIRDEM and IMC, Dhaka

Abstract

A case of concurrent chikungunya virus and dengue virus infection is reported here. The patient presented with fever and generalized body ache. Diagnostic work-up revealed chikungunya-dengue co-infection. Dengue is endemic in Bangladesh while chikungunya is a recently emerging infection. As both the viruses are transmitted by a common vector, Aedes spp., such co-infections are likely to increase in coming years.

IMC J Med Sci 2018; 12(1): 42-43

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2018-01-02

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Chikungunya virus and dengue virus coinfection: a case report from Bangladesh. (2018). IMC Journal of Medical Science, 12(1), 42-43. https://doi.org/10.3329/imcjms.v12i1.35178

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Vol. 12 No. 1 (2018)

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Case Reports

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Chikungunya virus and dengue virus coinfection: a case report from Bangladesh. (2018). IMC Journal of Medical Science, 12(1), 42-43. https://doi.org/10.3329/imcjms.v12i1.35178