Open AccessSevere Sepsis and Septic Shock Associated with Chikungunya Fever in an Adolescent
Author(s) -
Pradeep Sharma,
Maneesh Kumar,
Neha Bhandari,
Anand Kushwaha
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of tropical pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.464
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1465-3664
pISSN - 0142-6338
DOI - 10.1093/tropej/fmx107
Subject(s) - medicine , septic shock , chikungunya , sepsis , chikungunya fever , shock (circulatory) , organ dysfunction , severe sepsis , disease , intensive care medicine , immunology , pediatrics , dengue fever
Chikungunya is usually a benign disease, and little is known on the occurrence of severe clinical complications. We describe a 12-year-old boy with rapid onset septic shock and multi-organ failure associated with chikungunya fever. Severe sepsis and septic shock can be associated with chikungunya.
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