Instituto de Ciencias Médicas, Las Tablas, Los Santos, Panamá.
Sección de Epidemiología, Departamento de Salud Pública, Región de Salud de Herrera, Ministry of Health, Chitré, Herrera, Panamá.
BMJ Case Rep. 2021 May 19;14(5):e235779. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-235779.
Dengue and hantavirus are endemic in central Panama. We present a case report of a patient coinfected with dengue and hantavirus who presented overlapping clinical manifestations of both infections. The patient did not require intensive care-as it is commonplace during hantavirus pulmonary syndrome-and he had a good outcome. Patient's care was positively impacted due to correct diagnosis of coinfection. This case highlights that in endemic areas, coinfection with dengue virus and hantavirus should be suspected. To the best of our knowledge, this case is the first documented case of coinfection with dengue virus and hantavirus in Central America.
登革热和汉坦病毒在巴拿马中部流行。我们报告了一例登革热和汉坦病毒合并感染的患者,该患者同时具有两种感染的重叠临床表现。患者无需接受重症监护,因为在汉坦病毒肺综合征中这是常见情况,他的预后良好。由于正确诊断为合并感染,患者的治疗得到了积极的影响。该病例提示在流行地区应怀疑登革热病毒和汉坦病毒合并感染。据我们所知,这是中美洲首例有记录的登革热病毒和汉坦病毒合并感染病例。