title: Perinatal chikungunya in twins.
abstract: We report a case of vertically transmitted chikungunya infection in heterozygous twin neonates presenting as seizures, encephalopathy, midfacial hyperpigmentation, anemia, and thrombocytopenia. This could be considered as a rare cause of neonatal seizure and identification would help in appropriate management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry, India.
authors.forename: Vikneswari
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Karthiga
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry, India.
authors.forename: Peter Prasanth Kumar
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Kommu
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry, India.
authors.forename: Lalitha
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Krishnan
keywords: Neonatal seizures; perinatal chikungunya facial hyperpigmentation