Chikungunya: Acute Fever, Rash and Debilitating Arthralgias in a Returning Traveler From Haiti | Zendy

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Chikungunya: Acute Fever, Rash and Debilitating Arthralgias in a Returning Traveler From Haiti

Author(s) -

Kathryn B. Anderson,

Vincent Pureza,

Patricia F. Walker

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

journal of travel medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.985

H-Index - 59

eISSN - 1708-8305

pISSN - 1195-1982

DOI - 10.1111/jtm.12159

Subject(s) - chikungunya , medicine , chikungunya fever , rash , natural history , travel medicine , dengue fever , disease , presentation (obstetrics) , pediatrics , immunology , virology , dermatology , surgery , pathology

The following case report details a case of chikungunya fever in a returning traveler from Haiti. The report highlights the clinical presentation and natural history of the disease, and emphasizes that chikungunya has become established in the western hemisphere, with a resultant need for heightened provider awareness.

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