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Acute hepatitis due to dengue virus in a chronic hepatitis patient

We present a case of acute hepatitis caused by dengue virus, with a significant increase in aspartate transferase and alanine transferase levels in a chronic hepatitis patient attended at the Cane Sugar Planters Hospital of Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ.

Dengue; liver failure; chronic hepatitis


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