Open AccessCutaneous manifestations of chikungunya fever: Observations from an outbreak at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Southeast Rajasthan, India
Author(s) -
Ramesh Kumar,
Manoj Kumar Sharma,
Suresh Jain,
Sumit Kumar Yadav,
Anil Kumar Singhal
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian dermatology online journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-5673
pISSN - 2229-5178
DOI - 10.4103/idoj.idoj_429_16
Subject(s) - medicine , chikungunya , intertriginous , maculopapular rash , dermatology , mucocutaneous zone , erythema , rash , outbreak , virology , pathology , disease
Chikungunya fever is caused by chikungunya virus which is transmitted by the bite of infected Aedes aegypti and A. albopictus mosquitoes.