Importance of cerebrospinal fluid investigation during dengue infection in Brazilian Amazonia Region.

CONCLUSIONS We found intense inflammatory CSF that is unusual in CNS disorders caused by dengue infection. It may be due co-infections or the immunogenetic background of the local Amerindian Brazilian population. CSF examination is an important diagnostic support tool for neurological dengue diagnosis.
PMID: 30540031 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - December 10, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Bastos MS, Martins VDCA, Silva NLD, Jezine S, Pinto S, Aprigio V, Monte RL, Fragoso S, Puccioni-Sohler M Tags: Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz Source Type: research