Mucocutaneous manifestations of Chikungunya fever
Chikungunya fever (CF) is an arboviral acute febrile illness transmitted by the bite of infected <i>Aedes</i> mosquitoes. After a quiescence of more than three decades, CF has recently re-emerged as a major public health problem of global scale. CF is characterized by an acute onset of h...
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| author | Bandyopadhyay Debabrata Ghosh Sudip |
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| description | Chikungunya fever (CF) is an arboviral acute febrile illness transmitted by the bite of infected <i>Aedes</i> mosquitoes. After a quiescence of more than three decades, CF has recently re-emerged as a major public health problem of global scale. CF is characterized by an acute onset of high fever associated with a severe disabling arthritis often accompanied by prominent mucocutaneous manifestations. The disease is usually self-limiting, but the joint symptoms and some of the cutaneous features may persist after the defervescence. A wide range of mucocutaneous changes has been described to occur in association with CF during the current epidemic. Besides a morbilliform erythema, hyperpigmentation, xerosis, excoriated papules, aphthous-like ulcers, vesiculobullous and lichenoid eruptions, and exacerbation of pre-existing or quiescent dermatoses had been observed frequently. These unusual features may help in the clinical differential diagnosis of acute viral exanthems mimicking CF. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-694f1775932145a09bb18a3551ae1a682022-12-22T02:49:36ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Dermatology0019-51541998-36112010-01-015516467Mucocutaneous manifestations of Chikungunya feverBandyopadhyay DebabrataGhosh SudipChikungunya fever (CF) is an arboviral acute febrile illness transmitted by the bite of infected <i>Aedes</i> mosquitoes. After a quiescence of more than three decades, CF has recently re-emerged as a major public health problem of global scale. CF is characterized by an acute onset of high fever associated with a severe disabling arthritis often accompanied by prominent mucocutaneous manifestations. The disease is usually self-limiting, but the joint symptoms and some of the cutaneous features may persist after the defervescence. A wide range of mucocutaneous changes has been described to occur in association with CF during the current epidemic. Besides a morbilliform erythema, hyperpigmentation, xerosis, excoriated papules, aphthous-like ulcers, vesiculobullous and lichenoid eruptions, and exacerbation of pre-existing or quiescent dermatoses had been observed frequently. These unusual features may help in the clinical differential diagnosis of acute viral exanthems mimicking CF.http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2010;volume=55;issue=1;spage=64;epage=67;aulast=BandyopadhyayChikungunyamucocutaneoustreatment |
| spellingShingle | Bandyopadhyay Debabrata Ghosh Sudip Mucocutaneous manifestations of Chikungunya fever Indian Journal of Dermatology Chikungunya mucocutaneous treatment |
| title | Mucocutaneous manifestations of Chikungunya fever |
| title_full | Mucocutaneous manifestations of Chikungunya fever |
| title_fullStr | Mucocutaneous manifestations of Chikungunya fever |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mucocutaneous manifestations of Chikungunya fever |
| title_short | Mucocutaneous manifestations of Chikungunya fever |
| title_sort | mucocutaneous manifestations of chikungunya fever |
| topic | Chikungunya mucocutaneous treatment |
| url | http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2010;volume=55;issue=1;spage=64;epage=67;aulast=Bandyopadhyay |
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