Autor(es): Krishnan Mohana, Rahul , Krishnamoorthy

Resumo: Chikungunya, an alpha virus belonging to the family of Togaviridae is transmitted to humans by the bite of Aedes aegypti mosquito - presents with fever, headache, rash, - severe arthralgia. Chikungunya virus is not known to be neurotropic, but cases of meningoencephalitis have been reported during outbreaks. The clinical, laboratory - neuroimaging findings of a 56-year-old man who initially developed Chikungunya fever with arthralagia - later on lead to Chikungunya myeloradiculopathy, a relatively unknown - rare complication of the infection has been presented.

Palavras-Chave: Aedes aegypti; Chikungunya virus; Myeloradiculopathy

Imprenta: Journal of Global Infectious Diseases, v. 4, n. 4, p. 207-208, 2012

Identificador do objeto digital: 10.4103/0974-777X.103898

Descritores: Chikungunya virus - Chikungunya fever

Data de publicação: 2012

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