Chikungunya virus infection and acute elevation of serum prostate-specific antigen
Autor(es): Aiken William Derval, Anzinger Joshua J
Resumo: A man with prostate cancer on a regime of active surveillance had a laboratory-confirmed acute Chikungunya virus infection. The patient experienced a sudden increase in serum Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) during the acute illness that caused him anxiety - confounded interpretation of the PSA test. Six weeks after the onset of Chikungunya Fever symptoms, the elevated serum PSA returned to baseline. The association of Chikungunya Fever - elevated serum PSA may result in misinterpretation of the PSA test, triggering unnecessary prostate biopsy or other management errors.
Imprenta: Case Reports in Urology, v. 2015, p. 120535, 2015
Identificador do objeto digital: 10.1155/2015/120535
Descritores: Chikungunya Virus - Virus ; Chikungunya virus - Chikungunya fever
Data de publicação: 2015
