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Hemorrhagic encephalopathy in dengue shock syndrome: a case report
Souza,Luiz José de; Martins,André Luiz de Oliveira; Paravidini,Paulo César Leitão; Nogueira,Rita Maria Ribeiro; Gicovate Neto,Carlos; Bastos,Diogo AssedDengue fever is the most important arboviral infection in the world, with an estimated 100 million cases per year and 2.5 billion people at risk. Encephalopathy is a rare complication of dengue virus infection and may occur as a consequence of intracranial hemorrhage, cerebral edema, hyponatremia, cerebral anoxia, fulminant hepatic failure with portosystemic encephalopathy, microcapillary hemorrhage or release ...
Aminotransferase changes and acute hepatitis in patients with dengue fever: ana...
Souza,Luiz José de; Alves,José Galvão; Nogueira,Rita Maria Ribeiro; Gicovate Neto,Carlos; Bastos,Diogo Assed; Siqueira,Edno Wallace da SilvaINTRODUCTION: Type 3 dengue virus caused an extensive epidemic in the state of Rio de Janeiro in summer 2002. In some of the patients, it was found in an atypical form with increased aminotransferase levels and acute hepatitis. MATERIAL AND METHODS: An analysis was made of 1,585 serologically confirmed dengue cases at the Dengue Reference Center in Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro state. The grade of hepat...
Prevalence of dyslipidemia and risk factors in Campos dos Goytacazes, in the Br...
Souza,Luiz José de; Souto Filho,João Tadeu Damian; Souza,Thiago Ferreira de; Reis,Aldo Franklin Ferreira; Gicovate Neto,Carlos; Bastos,Diogo AssedOBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of dyslipidemias in adults in the city of Campos dos Goytacazes, in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro, and to identify its relation to risk factors. METHODS: Cross-sectional, population-based, observational study with sampling through conglomerates and stratified according to socioeconomic levels, sex, and age, with 1,039 individuals. Risk factors, familial history, bl...
Hepatitis in Dengue Shock Syndrome
Souza,Luiz José de; Carneiro,Helder Gonçalves; Souto Filho,João Tadeu Damian; Souza,Thiago Ferreira de; Côrtes,Vitor Azevedo; Gicovate Neto,CarlosDengue fever is the most frequent arbovirus disease in the world and the most important one in terms of morbidity and mortality. Atypical manifestations of dengue have become commonplace during the last few years, including hepatic damage, which manifests mainly by pain in the right hypochondrium and an increase in the levels of aminotransferases. We describe a case of acute hepatitis in a patient with Dengue S...