Autor(es)Kobashi Kenichiro, Kobayashi Taiichiro, Nakamura-Uchiyama Fukumi, Ohnishi Kenji

ResumoWe report a case of chikungunya fever, rarely seen by Japanese physicians. A 35-year-old Japanese man admitted September 12 for a 3-day fever had traveled to Flores isl-, Indonesia, July 14-Sep. 10. He had bilateral wrist arthralgia, mild bilateral finger swelling, - nonitching skin eruptions on the face, trunk, - both arms. The viral chikungunya genome was identified in serum on Sep. 12. Negative serum an-tichikungunya virus IgM antibodies on Sep. 12 became positive on Sep. 14, yielding the suspected diagnosis. Given the many Japanese visiting endemic chikungunya fever areas, Japanese physicians must learn to recognize such cases among travelers returning from such areas with fever, arthralgia, - skin eruptions.

Palavras-ChaveChikungunya fever; Arthralgia; Imported infection

ImprentaThe Journal of the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases, v. 84, n. 4, p. 457-459, 2010

DescritoresChikungunya virus - Genome; Chikungunya virus - Antibodies; Chikungunya virus - Infectious diseases; Chikungunya virus - Viral infections; Chikungunya Virus - Virus; Chikungunya virus - Chikungunya fever

Data de Publicação:2010