A case of ADEM following Chikungunya fever

Autor(es): Maity Pranab, Roy Pinaki, Basu Arindam, Das Biman, Ghosh U S


Resumo: Chikungunya most often is a self-limiting febrile illness with polyarthritis - the virus is not known to be neurotropic. We are reporting a case of chikugunya fever presenting as acute demyelinating encephalomyelitis(ADEM) which is very rare.


Imprenta: The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India, v. 62, n. 5, p. 441-442, 2014


Descritores: Chikungunya virus - Cytopathology ; Chikungunya virus - Viral infections ; Chikungunya virus - Clinical examination ; Chikungunya Virus - Virus ; Chikungunya Virus - Virus ; Chikungunya virus - Chikungunya fever ; Chikungunya virus - Chikungunya fever ; Chikungunya virus - Public health ;


Data de publicação: 2014