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The chik sign in dengue
Author(s) -
Bhatia Shibani S.,
Shenoi Shrutakirthi D.,
Hebbar Shrikiran A.,
Kayarkatte Manasa N.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/pde.13883
Subject(s) - dengue fever , medicine , dermatology , sign (mathematics) , hyperpigmentation , chikungunya , chikungunya fever , nose , virology , surgery , mathematical analysis , mathematics
The "chik sign" is considered to be one of the most common cutaneous features of chikungunya fever and has been considered unique to this disorder. It consists of brownish hyperpigmentation involving the nose. We report a case of a 3‐year‐old boy with dengue infection who presented with macular hyperpigmentation of nose simulating the chik sign. Hyperpigmentation is an unusual cutaneous manifestation in cases of dengue.