Management of acute-stage chikungunya disease: Contribution of ultrasonographic joint examination
Objective: Chikungunya (CHIKV) is an arbovirus that causes acute, debilitating polyarthritis. Its diagnosis can be difficult for clinicians not used to managing joint diseases or detecting synovitis. Joint Doppler ultrasonography (DUS) is a simple, non-invasive examination, able to visualize synovit...
Main Authors: | Marie Blettery, Lauren Brunier, Rishika Banydeen, Christian Derancourt, Michel de Bandt |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-07-01
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Series: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971219301602 |
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