Chikungunya fever presenting with protracted severe pruritus
| Autor: | Burke A. Cunha, Muhammad Raza, Victoria B. Leonichev |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
musculoskeletal diseases
biology business.industry viruses virus diseases Travelers with rash/fever Case Report medicine.disease Chikungunya fever biology.organism_classification Virology Rash Dengue fever Zika virus 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Infectious Diseases parasitic diseases medicine 030212 general & internal medicine medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | IDCases |
| ISSN: | 2214-2509 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.idcr.2016.09.003 |
| Popis: | Travelers returning from the tropics often present with rash/fever. Those with rash/fever and myalgias/arthralgias are most likely due to chikungunya fever, dengue fever, or Zika virus. In these arthropod viral transmitted infections, the rash may be pruritic. The case presented here is that of chikungunya fever remarkable for the intensity and duration of her pruritis. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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