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Rubella cases mistaken for dengue fever

Tan DSK 1 , Chew V 2 , Mohd Nuruddin N 3

Affiliations 

  • 1 Dora S K Tan. MSSS. DTM & H. Senior Virus Research Officer. Virus Research laboratory, Institute tor Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2 V Chew. AIMHLT. Medical Laboratory Technologist, Virus Research laboratory, Institute tor Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 3 Nuriah Mohd Nuruddin, AIMHLT, Medical Laboratory Technologist., Virus Research laboratory, Institute tor Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Singapore Med J, 1980 Dec;21(6):769-70.
PMID: 7221591

Abstract

7.8% (8/102) of paired sera sent for dengue investigation turned out to be positive for rubella Instead. Dual infection of dengue with rubella was observed in 3.8% (4/104) cases. The clinical features and the serious implications of misdiagnosis of rubella were discussed.

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