Open AccessDiffuse maculopapular rash: A family cluster during the last Chikungunya virus epidemic in Italy
Author(s) -
Spoto Silvia,
Riva Elisabetta,
Fogolari Marta,
Cella Eleonora,
Costantino Sebastiano,
Angeletti Silvia,
Ciccozzi Massimo
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.1831
Subject(s) - maculopapular rash , medicine , chikungunya , rash , dermatology , daughter , differential diagnosis , chikungunya fever , erythema , virus , cluster (spacecraft) , virology , skin lesion , pathology , biology , evolutionary biology , computer science , programming language
Key Clinical Message A family cluster of father, mother, and daughter with Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection was diagnosed during last epidemic in Italy. In temperate area, during the summer season, clinicians should consider CHIKV infection in the differential diagnosis of patients with fever, maculopapular rash, polyarthralgia, and conjunctival erythema.