Arterial hypertension and skin allergy are risk factors for progression from dengue to dengue hemorrhagic fever: a case control study.

BACKGROUND:Currently, knowledge does not allow early prediction of which cases of dengue fever (DF) will progress to dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF), to allow early intervention to prevent progression or to limit severity. The objective of this study is to investigate the hypothesis that some specifi...

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Main Authors: Maria Glória Teixeira, Enny S Paixão, Maria da Conceição N Costa, Rivaldo V Cunha, Luciano Pamplona, Juarez P Dias, Camila A Figueiredo, Maria Aparecida A Figueiredo, Ronald Blanton, Vanessa Morato, Maurício L Barreto, Laura C Rodrigues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-05-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4440722?pdf=render