Article
Beyond arboviruses: A multicenter study to evaluate differential diagnosis of rash diseases and acute febrile illness cases in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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ALVES, Arthur Daniel Rocha et al. Beyond arboviruses: A multicenter study to evaluate differential diagnosis of rash diseases and acute febrile illness cases in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Plos One, v. 17, n. 7, e271758, p. 1 - 17, July 2022.
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10.1371/journal.pone.0271758
Autor
Alves, Arthur Daniel Rocha
Raposo, Jéssica Vasques
Sousa, Rafaela Moraes Pereira de
Cardoso, Claudete Aparecida Araújo
Costa, Pâmela Karla Simões de Freitas
Araújo, Julienne Martins
Barreiro, Sabrina Teresinha Alvim
Bressan, Clarisse da Silveira
Calvet, Guilherme Amaral
Souza, Rogério Valls de
Brasil, Patrícia
Garcia, Rita de Cássia Nasser Cubel
Pinto, Marcelo Alves
Paula, Vanessa Salete de
Amado, Luciane Almeida
Resumen
A wide variety of viruses can cause rash diseases (RDs) or acute febrile illness (AFIs) in children,
adolescents and adults; however, approximately 19% of RD cases and 40% of AFI
cases remain without a defined etiology. Parvovirus B19 (B19V) and herpesvirus infection
can also cause RD and/or AFI, and in some risk groups, these infections can become persistent
(or latent) and may require hospital treatment. Since these infections do not have
mandatory reporting, they can be hidden by other diseases, such as those caused by arboviruses
(e.g., dengue virus). In this context, the aim of this study was to pursue the differential
laboratory diagnoses of B19V and herpesvirus infections in patients with RD and AFI,
without a defined etiology, seen in hospitals and/or reference centers for infectious diseases
in Rio de Janeiro.