A Japanese patient with chikungunya fever returning from Flores Island, Indonesia
Autor(es): Kobashi Kenichiro, Kobayashi Taiichiro, Nakamura-Uchiyama Fukumi, Ohnishi Kenji
Resumo: We 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-Chave: Chikungunya fever; Arthralgia; Imported infection
Imprenta: The Journal of the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases, v. 84, n. 4, p. 457-459, 2010
Descritores: Chikungunya virus - Genome; Chikungunya virus - Antibodies; Chikungunya virus - Infectious diseases; Chikungunya virus - Viral infections; Chikungunya Virus - Virus; Chikungunya virus - Chikungunya fever
Data de publicação: 2010
