title: Chikungunya: acute fever, rash and debilitating arthralgias in a returning traveler from Haiti.
abstract: The following case report details a case of chikungunya fever in a returning traveler from Haiti. The report highlights the clinical presentation and natural history of the disease, and emphasizes that chikungunya has become established in the western hemisphere, with a resultant need for heightened provider awareness.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Kathryn B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pureza
authors.forename: Patricia F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Walker
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D018771:Arthralgia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology*; D065632:Chikungunya Fever / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D002646:Chikungunya virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005076:Exanthema / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology*; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006205:Haiti; D006801:Humans; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014195:Travel; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014329:Tropical Climate
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D008775:Methylprednisolone