Clinical and laboratory profiles of children with severe chikungunya infection
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
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52: e20180232, 2019. tab, graf
Article
in English
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ABSTRACT
Abstract INTRODUCTION:
Chikungunya infection presents with distinct clinical features depending on the patient age group.METHODS:
Medical records of children with positive IgM for the chikungunya virus who were hospitalized in a pediatric ward in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil were analyzed.RESULTS:
Fourteen children with a median age of 4 months (36 days to 15 years) were included. All patients presented with fever persisting for an average of 5 days. The joints were involved in 6 (42.8%) children, and 8 (57.1%) children presented with bullous rash.CONCLUSIONS:
Systemic involvement and atypical clinical manifestations characterize severe forms of chikungunya infection in children.
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Main subject:
Chikungunya Fever
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
Year:
2019
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Federal do Ceará/BR
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