Chikungunya infection and horner syndrome
We describe an infant with Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection who developed Horner syndrome. The infant had diagnostic confirmation of CHIKV infection by IgM-ELISA positive in serum and cerebrospinal fluid, and clinical signs of Horner syndrome. Magnetic resonance angiography showed alterations in...
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| author | Lucas Victor Alves Filipe Marinho Pinheiro da Câmara Mayara Batista Granha Alfredo Meneses Neto Bezerra Alves, JG |
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| description | We describe an infant with Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection who developed Horner syndrome. The infant had diagnostic confirmation of CHIKV infection by IgM-ELISA positive in serum and cerebrospinal fluid, and clinical signs of Horner syndrome. Magnetic resonance angiography showed alterations in the cervical and intra cavernous portions of the internal carotid artery. To the best of our knowledge this is the first report of the association of CHIKV infection with Horner syndrome. Keywords: Chikungunya virus, Horner syndrome |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2b097f87094147eba682b987d980ac402022-12-21T22:25:02ZengElsevierIDCases2214-25092018-01-0114Chikungunya infection and horner syndromeLucas Victor Alves0Filipe Marinho Pinheiro da Câmara1Mayara Batista Granha2Alfredo Meneses Neto3Bezerra Alves, JG4Neuropediatrics Department, Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira (IMIP) – Rua dos Coelhos, 300, Boa Vista, Recife, PE, CEP: 50070-550, BrazilPediatrics Department, Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira (IMIP) - Rua dos Coelhos, 300, Boa Vista, Recife, PE, BrazilNeuropediatrics Department, Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira (IMIP) – Rua dos Coelhos, 300, Boa Vista, Recife, PE, CEP: 50070-550, BrazilPediatrics Department, Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira (IMIP) - Rua dos Coelhos, 300, Boa Vista, Recife, PE, BrazilPediatrics Department, Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira (IMIP) - Rua dos Coelhos, 300, Boa Vista, Recife, PE, Brazil; Corresponding author.We describe an infant with Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection who developed Horner syndrome. The infant had diagnostic confirmation of CHIKV infection by IgM-ELISA positive in serum and cerebrospinal fluid, and clinical signs of Horner syndrome. Magnetic resonance angiography showed alterations in the cervical and intra cavernous portions of the internal carotid artery. To the best of our knowledge this is the first report of the association of CHIKV infection with Horner syndrome. Keywords: Chikungunya virus, Horner syndromehttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250918301690 |
| spellingShingle | Lucas Victor Alves Filipe Marinho Pinheiro da Câmara Mayara Batista Granha Alfredo Meneses Neto Bezerra Alves, JG Chikungunya infection and horner syndrome IDCases |
| title | Chikungunya infection and horner syndrome |
| title_full | Chikungunya infection and horner syndrome |
| title_fullStr | Chikungunya infection and horner syndrome |
| title_full_unstemmed | Chikungunya infection and horner syndrome |
| title_short | Chikungunya infection and horner syndrome |
| title_sort | chikungunya infection and horner syndrome |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250918301690 |
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