Open AccessCongenital chikungunya
Author(s) -
Gopakumar Hariharan,
Sivji Ramachandran
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of clinical neonatology/journal of clinical neonatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1658-6093
pISSN - 2249-4847
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4847.101704
Subject(s) - chikungunya , medicine , chikungunya fever , epidemiology , pediatrics , virology , virus , pathology
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection manifesting in neonates is very rare. The prevalence of the entity was described only recently. We describe a neonate with chikungunya who presented with severe thrombocytopenia and features of multisytem involvement. Identification of this entity based on clinical and epidemiological background helps in appropriate management and aids in prognostication of the affected neonate.