Literature DB >> 28700065

Encephalitis associated with the chikungunya epidemic outbreak in Brazil: report of 2 cases with neuroimaging findings.

Licia Pacheco Pereira1,2, Rafaela Villas-Bôas2, Stephanie Suzanne de Oliveira Scott3, Paulo Ribeiro Nóbrega3, Manoel Alves Sobreira-Neto3, José Daniel Vieira de Castro1, Bruno Cavalcante4, Pedro Braga-Neto3.   

Abstract

Chikungunya, an alphavirus infection presenting with fever, rash, and polyarthritis, is most often an acute febrile illness. Neurologic complications of chikungunya infection have been reported. Here we report the clinical and neuroimaging data of 2 patients with chikungunya-associated encephalitis during the recent Brazilian epidemic.

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Year:  2017        PMID: 28700065     DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0449-2016

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Rev Soc Bras Med Trop        ISSN: 0037-8682            Impact factor:   1.581


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1.  A Case Report on Chikungunya Virus-Associated Encephalomyelitis.

Authors:  Harsh Khatri; Heli Shah; Dhara Roy; Kaushalendra Mani Tripathi
Journal:  Case Rep Infect Dis       Date:  2018-07-10
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