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We report clinical features and histopathological findings in fatal cases with dengue (DENV) and chikungunya (CHIKV) co-infection identified at the Colombian National Institute of Health between September 2014 and October 2015. Seven such cases were documented. Dengue serotype 2 virus was identified in six cases. All patients were adults and comorbidities were present in four. Fever, arthralgia or myalgia was present in all cases. The frequency of rash, haemorrhage, oedema, and gastrointestinal symptoms was variable. Laboratory findings such as thrombocytopenia, renal failure, and leukocyte count were also inconsistent between cases. Post-mortem tissue examination documented focal hepatocellular coagulative necrosis in three cases, incipient acute pericarditis in one and tubulointerstitial nephritis in one. This study provides evidence of mortality in patients with DENV and CHIKV co-infection. Fatal cases were characterised by variable clinical and laboratory features. Evaluation of histopathology of autopsy tissues provided evidence of the pathological consequences of the disease.

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Clinical and histopathological features of fatal cases with dengue and chikungunya virus co-infection in Colombia, 2014 to 2015
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Marcela+Mercado&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Mercado Marcela</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Jorge+Acosta-Reyes&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Acosta-Reyes Jorge</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Edgar+Parra&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Parra Edgar</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Lissethe+Pardo&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Pardo Lissethe</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Ang%C3%A9lica+Rico&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Rico Angélica</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Alfonso+Campo&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Campo Alfonso</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Edgar+Navarro&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Navarro Edgar</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Diego+Viasus&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Viasus Diego</a></span>. Clinical and histopathological features of fatal cases with dengue and chikungunya virus co-infection in Colombia, 2014 to 2015. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2016;21(22):pii=30244. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.22.30244" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.22.30244</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 28 Oct 2015;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 17 Mar 2016 </span> </p>
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