title: Imported chikungunya fever in Madrid.
abstract: Chikungunya Fever is a mosquito-transmitted viral disease that causes fever, rash and musculoskeletal complaints. The latest may persist for several months, or even years or developed a relapsing course, that deserve an adequate treatment. Due to the large outbreak declared in the Caribbean in 2013, imported cases of Chikungunya as well as the risk of autochthonous transmission in case of available vectors have increased in non-endemic countries, like Spain. We described four cases of Chikungunya treated in our clinic.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía, San Sebastián de los Reyes, Madrid, España. Electronic address: patricia.richi@salud.madrid.org.
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Richi Alberti
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía, San Sebastián de los Reyes, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: Martina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Steiner
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía, San Sebastián de los Reyes, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: Óscar
authors.initials: Ó
authors.lastname: Illera Martín
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía, San Sebastián de los Reyes, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Alcocer Amores
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía, San Sebastián de los Reyes, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: Tatiana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cobo Ibáñez
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía, San Sebastián de los Reyes, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: Santiago
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Muñoz Fernández
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D065632:Chikungunya Fever / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000635:transmission; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004293:Dominican Republic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013030:Spain; D014195:Travel
keywords: Arthropathy; Artropatía; Chikungunya