Open AccessFiebre por virus chikungunya en neonatos y lactantes con manifestaciones mucocutáneas atípicas, municipios de Cúcuta, Los Patios y Villa del Rosario, Norte de Santander, Colombia, 2014
Author(s) -
Claudia Marcela Muñoz,
José Orlando Castillo,
Daniela Salas,
Milena Alexandra Valderrama,
Claudia Teresa Rangel,
Heiddy Patricia Vargas,
Diana Carolina Silva
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
biomédica/biomedica
Language(s) - Spanish
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.26
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2590-7379
pISSN - 0120-4157
DOI - 10.7705/biomedica.v36i3.2760
Subject(s) - mucocutaneous zone , chikungunya , medicine , rash , chikungunya fever , dermatology , virus , virology , pediatrics , disease
Atypical clinical manifestations have been observed in newborns and infants suffering from fever caused by the chikungunya virus. Objective: To describe the cases of fever caused by the chikungunya virus in newborns and infants with atypical mucocutaneous lesions. Materials and methods: We reviewed the clinical records, as well as lab tests and histopathological results, of newborns and infants diagnosed with Chikungunya virus and atypical mucocutaneous lesions in three regional hospitals. Results: Out of 18 suspected cases of chikungunya virus in newborns and infants, 11 were positive and presented atypical mucocutaneous manifestations. Six of the eleven confirmed cases corresponded to children under five months of age. The most common symptoms were fever, skin rash, irritability, and diarrhea. Three of the patients were infected with both dengue and chikungunya viruses. The ulcers occurred in the scalp, abdomen, genital and perianal region.