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ArticleAsian biomedicine : research, reviews and news2020

False-positive dengue IgM test result in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus: a case report.

Supitcha Kamolratanakul, Pravinwan Thungthong, Chajchawan Nakhakes, Chokchai Kittiyanpanya, Putza Chonsawat, Supat Chamnanchanunt

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Supitcha KamolratanakulDepartment of Clinical Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok10400, Thailand.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0428-2354
Pravinwan ThungthongDivision of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Rajavithi Hospital, Bangkok10400, Thailand.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8287-2096
Chajchawan NakhakesDivision of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Rajavithi Hospital, Bangkok10400, Thailand.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7158-8313
Chokchai KittiyanpanyaDepartment of Medicine, Lerdsin Hospital, Bangkok10500, Thailand.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0815-3398
Putza ChonsawatHospital for Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok10400, Thailand.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2872-6447
Supat ChamnanchanuntDepartment of Clinical Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok10400, Thailand.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9916-327X

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Abstract

Dengue virus infection most commonly has mild-to-moderate nonspecific clinical presentations that overlap with other diseases. Dengue-specific tests are commonly used for those patients with acute febrile illness in dengue-endemic areas. There is one study in vitro that showed a false-positive dengue-immunoglobulin M (dengue IgM) test for blood from a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Here, we demonstrated a false-positive dengue IgM test in a patient with SLE. The patient had fever, cytopenia, and a skin rash, but her clinical variables more closely matched with the criteria for SLE than the dengue infection. Vasculitis-like-lesions supported prednisolone administration and her clinical symptoms improved. This case highlights that some patients with SLE can be misdiagnosed as having a viral infection. These two diseases have similar clinical findings, such as acute febrile illness, but they are different in terms of their treatments and disease prognosis.

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connective tissue diseasesdengue virusfalse positive reactionsimmunoglobulin Mlupus erythematosus, systemic

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