Coinfection with dengue and chikungunya - a case report

Journal of the Indian Medical Association

Volumn 110, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 749-752

  Kumar, K Jagadish ^a   Manjunath, V G ^a   Shailashree, M ^a   Girish, G N ^a  

^a JSS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Chikungunya; Coinfection; Dengue

Indexed keywords

IBUPROFEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; PARACETAMOL; RINGER LACTATE SOLUTION;

ARTHRALGIA; CASE REPORT; CHIKUNGUNYA; CHILD; DENGUE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEVER; HEPATOMEGALY; HIP PAIN; HUMAN; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; NOTE; SCHOOL CHILD; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

EID: 84871791061     PISSN: 00195847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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