ReviewJournal of general internal medicine2016
That Which Bends Up: A Case Report and Literature Review of Chikungunya Virus.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Mother-to-child transmission of Chikungunya virus: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2018Pooled it
- Co-circulation of two Alphaviruses in Burkina Faso: Chikungunya and O'nyong nyong viruses.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2024Article
- The Development and Evaluation of a Combined Infection-Rheumatology Assessment Service in Response to the Chikungunya Fever Epidemic.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2023Article
- Peripheral polyneuropathy associated with Chikungunya virus infection.Journal of neurovirology · 2020Article
- Chikungunya infection and horner syndrome.IDCases · 2018Article
- Clinical, Serological, and Molecular Observations from a Case Series Study during the Asian Lineage Zika Virus Outbreak in Grenada during 2016.The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale · 2018Article
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- Clinical Spectrum of Chikungunya in Pakistan.Cureus · 2017Article
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Abstract
We present a case of chikungunya virus (CHIKV) in a 39-year-old female who developed an acute febrile illness marked by polyarthralgia and rash after returning from Saint Lucia. This epidemic-prone pathogen is increasingly likely to be encountered by primary care and hospital physicians in the coming months. The virus was first locally transmitted in the Caribbean in December 2013 and has since spread to 44 countries and 47 US states, affecting a suspected 1.2 million people. A mosquito-borne virus, CHIKV causes a severe and symmetric polyarthralgia that can relapse for months to years, creating debilitating illness and profound socioeconomic consequences. Current treatment is limited to supportive measures, which are dependent on nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Research into immunomodulatory agents, antiviral therapies, and vaccines is ongoing. Prevention remains key in slowing the spread of disease. Patient education should focus on personal protective measures, such as insect repellant and remaining indoors, while public health departments should implement strategies to control vector breeding grounds. Given the possibility of relapsing and debilitating disease, general internists should consider CHIKV in the differential diagnosis of a returning traveler with acute onset of fever, polyarthralgia, and rash.
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