Year: 2016
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Chikungunya infection is caused by an arbovirus transmitted by the Aedes mosquito.A 19-year-old man who had traveled to the Republic of Surinam to perform volunteer work complained of a fever, arthralgia, articular stiffness, and a skin rash on both the arm and trunk.Chikungunya fever was diagnosed using a Chikungunya virus specific IgM antibody in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using blood samples obtained during follow-up visits.In this report, we describe a case of imported Chikungunya fever that presented with arthralgia and a skin rash, with islands of normal skin, that occurred following travel to Surinam, South America.(
Source: Korean Journal of Medicine
Authors: Hoe-Soo Jang, Jong-Hun Chung, Joa Kim, Sun Ae Han, Na-Ra Yun, Dong-Min Kim
Institutions: Chosun University, Chosun University Hospital
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2297271499