Leptospirosis diagnosis among patients suspected of dengue fever in Brazil.
Felipe FornazariVirgínia Bodelão Richini-PereiraSâmea Fernandes JoaquimPedro Gabriel NachtigallHelio LangoniPublished in: The journal of venomous animals and toxins including tropical diseases (2021)
The results indicated that patients suspected of dengue fever had evidence of leptospirosis or Leptospira infection, and most of these cases were unreported in the Brazilian notification system. The high burden of dengue may contribute to the misdiagnosis of leptospirosis, and health professionals should increase their awareness of leptospirosis as an important differential diagnosis of patients with suspicion of dengue.