Arterial hypertension and skin allergy are risk factors for progression from dengue to dengue hemorrhagic fever: a case control study.

• Main Authors: Maria Glória Teixeira (Author), Enny S Paixão (Author), Maria da Conceição N Costa (Author), Rivaldo V Cunha (Author), Luciano Pamplona (Author), Juarez P Dias (Author), Camila A Figueiredo (Author), Maria Aparecida A Figueiredo (Author), Ronald Blanton (Author), Vanessa Morato (Author), Maurício L Barreto (Author), Laura C Rodrigues (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Currently, knowledge does not allow early prediction of which cases of dengue fever (DF) will progress to dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF), to allow early intervention to prevent progression or to limit severity. The objective of this study is to investigate the hypothesis that some specifi...