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Acute Clinical Features and Persistence of Joint Pain in Probable Cases of Chikungunya Fever in Eritrea [PDF]

Open Access Rheumatology: Research and Reviews
Okbu Frezgi,1,2 Araia Berhane,3 Ghide Ghebrewelde,4 Henok Tekie,4 Tsegezab Kiflezgi,4 Abdelaziz Mohamedsied,4 Yonas Tekie,4 Medhanie Medhin Asrat,5 Tewaldemedhine Gebrejesus6 1Orotta National Referral Maternity Hospital, Ministry of Health, Asmara ...
Frezgi O, Berhane A, Ghebrewelde G, Tekie H, Kiflezgi T, Mohamedsied A, Tekie Y, Asrat MM, Gebrejesus T   +8 more
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Consideration of serum IL‐36α and β levels trends in two patients with chikungunya fever [PDF]

Clinical Case Reports, 2023
Key Clinical Message IL‐36 might play a role as an initial immune mechanism against chikungunya fever, and regulating IL‐36 production could be a potential treatment approach for this condition. Abstract Two Japanese siblings visited Cook Islands in 2015
Makoto Kondo, Yoshiaki Matsushima, Takehisa Nakanishi, Shohei Iida, Koji Habe, Keiichi Yamanaka   +5 more
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Chikungunya fever

Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 2023
Chikungunya virus is widespread throughout the tropics, where it causes recurrent outbreaks of chikungunya fever. In recent years, outbreaks have afflicted populations in East and Central Africa, South America and Southeast Asia. The virus is transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes.
Kathryn E Stephenson, Lisa Ng, Kevin K Ariën   +2 more
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Chikungunya Fever

South African Family Practice, 2006
No abstract available.
SA Society for Travel Medicine
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Unmasking the chik sign: A case report on nasal hyperpigmentation as a diagnostic clue for chikungunya fever [PDF]

Malaysian Family Physician
Macular hyperpigmentation of the nasal region, often referred to as the ‘chik sign’, constitutes a distinctive physical manifestation associated with chikungunya fever.
Nurul Bariah Razali, Nurul Aliaa Mohammad Bokhari, Firdaus Ahmad   +2 more
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The research progress of Chikungunya fever. [PDF]

Front Public Health, 2022
Chikungunya fever, an acute infectious disease caused by Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), is transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, with fever, rash, and joint pain as the main features. 1952, the first outbreak of Chikungunya fever was in Tanzania, Africa, and the virus was isolated in 1953.
Cai L, Hu X, Liu S, Wang L, Lu H, Tu H, Huang X, Tong Y.   +7 more
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Lobular panniculitis associated with chikungunya fever: A case report [PDF]

IDCases, 2018
Chikungunya fever is a mosquito-borne viral disease classically characterized by an acute onset of fever, arthralgia, and skin rash. In this article, we report the acute febrile illness of an adult female with arthropathy and morbilliform eruptions.
Siripan Sangmala, Thanadon Eksomtramage, Kumpol Aiempanakit, Kanokphorn Chiratikarnwong, Sauvarat Auepemkiate   +4 more
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Impact of chronic illness caused by chikungunya fever on quality of life and functionality [PDF]

Einstein (São Paulo)
Objective: To evaluate the impact of chronic illness caused by chikungunya fever on the quality of life and functionality of affected individuals. Methods: A cross-sectional and comparative study was conducted in which two groups were investigated: a ...
Jéssica Isabelle Santos Dutra, Marcelo Cardoso de Souza, Caio Alano Almeida Lins, Anna Cecília Queiroz de Medeiros   +3 more
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Chikungunya Fever

Journal of Bahria University Medical and Dental College, 2017
Chikungunya fever is caused by the chikungunya virus (CHIKV), a mosquito-borne emerging pathogen, which was first revealed on the borders of Mozambique and Tanzania in 1952. Currently it is stretched over 40 countries globally.
Hina Wasti, Shomaila Farman, Uzma Naseeb   +2 more
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Ocular manifestations of Chikungunya fever in the chronic phase. [PDF]

Arq Bras Oftalmol, 2021
Esporcatte LPG, Portes AJF.
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