A False Positive Dengue Fever Rapid Diagnostic Test Result in a Case of Acute Parvovirus B19 Infection

Intern Med. 2016;55(10):1379-82. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.55.6126. Epub 2016 May 15.

Abstract

An outbreak of dengue fever occurred in Japan in August 2014. We herein report the case of a 63-year-old man who presented with a persistent fever in September 2014. Acute parvovirus B19 infection led to a false positive finding of dengue fever on a rapid diagnostic test (Panbio Dengue Duo Cassette(TM)). To the best of our knowledge, there are no previous reports of a false positive result for dengue IgM with the dengue rapid diagnostic test. We believe that epidemiological information on the prevalence of parvovirus B19 is useful for guiding the interpretation of a positive result with the dengue rapid diagnostic test.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Viral / immunology*
  • Dengue / epidemiology
  • Dengue / immunology*
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Erythema Infectiosum / epidemiology
  • Erythema Infectiosum / immunology*
  • False Positive Reactions
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin M / immunology*
  • Japan
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Parvovirus B19, Human / immunology

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Immunoglobulin M