title: Chikungunya myeloradiculopathy: a rare complication.
abstract: Chikungunya, an alpha virus belonging to the family of Togaviridae is transmitted to humans by the bite of Aedes aegypti mosquito and presents with fever, headache, rash, and severe arthralgia. Chikungunya virus is not known to be neurotropic, but cases of meningoencephalitis have been reported during outbreaks. The clinical, laboratory and neuroimaging findings of a 56-year-old man who initially developed Chikungunya fever with arthralagia and later on lead to Chikungunya myeloradiculopathy, a relatively unknown and rare complication of the infection has been presented.
authors: Department of Microbiology, Sri Muthukumaran Medical College and Research Institute, Mangadu, Chennai, India.
authors: Mohana
authors: M
authors: Krishnan
authors: Rahul
authors: Krishnamoorthy
keywords: Aedes aegypti; Chikungunya virus; Myeloradiculopathy