title: [Tenosynovitis due to Chikungunya virus].
abstract: We report the case of a man from Dominican Republic who consulted for a tenosynovitis of the right middle finger extensor; in the immediate convalescence second febrile curve, after 48 hours of no symptoms of an acute febrile illness, with marked fatigue, itchy rash, polyarthralgia, functional impairment and general stiffness. Biochemical tests did not provide useful data for diagnosis. Dengue virus serology was negative. Detection of IgM and neutralizing antibodies (PRNT) for Chikundunya virus (CHIKV) were positive.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Zoonosis, Hospital de Infecciosas F. J. Muñiz, Buenos Aires, Argentina. E-mail: ceijo@intramed.net.
authors.forename: Alfredo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Seijo
authors.forename: Victoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Luppo
authors.forename: Alejandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Morales
authors.forename: Elisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gancedo
authors.forename: Yamila
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Romer
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Correa
authors.forename: Gladys
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Poustis
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Giamperetti
authors.forename: Cintia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fabbri
authors.forename: Delia
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Enría
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D065632:Chikungunya Fever / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002646:Chikungunya virus / Q000276:immunology; D003715:Dengue / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D013717:Tenosynovitis / Q000821:virology*; D014195:Travel
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D007075:Immunoglobulin M
keywords: Chikungunya virus; alphavirus; arbovirus; tenosynovitis