[Arthralgia caused by Chikungunya virus].
A description of a protracted case of arthralgia caused by the Chikungunya virus. A Danish resident of Sri Lankan origin, who had been living in Denmark for 20 years, contracted the Chikungunya virus during a holiday stay in Sri Lanka. Eight weeks after the primary fever episode, the patient remained affected with symmetrical arthralgia in finger-, hand- and ankle joints.
Lange
Jeppe
J
Birkevaenget 2, DK-8382 Hinnerup. Jeppelange@hotmail.com
D018354:Alphavirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000821:virology*; D018771:Arthralgia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000821:virology*; D002646:Chikungunya virus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013188:Sri Lanka; D014195:Travel