Association between vitiligo lesions and acute chikungunya infection: is there a causal relationship?
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop; 52 (), 2019
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Clinical profile and factors associated with hospitalization during a Chikungunya epidemic in Ceará, Brazil
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop; 52 (), 2019
Abstract INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to characterize the clinical-epidemiological profile of Chikungunya virus infection and the factors associated with hospitalization during the peak of the most recent epidemic period in Brazil (2016-2017). METHODS Two official databases of the State He...
Evaluation of functional disability after Chikungunya infection
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop; 52 (), 2019
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Chikungunya (CHIK) is caused by the Chikungunya virus, which is an Alphavirus of the Family Togaviridae transmitted to humans through female mosquitoes of the genus Aedes. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted involving the administration of a questionnaire addressing s...
Linfedema secundário de membros e febre chicungunha
J. Vasc. Bras. (Online); 18 (), 2019
Algumas infecções virais sistêmicas podem estar relacionadas ao desenvolvimento de complicações vasculares, como trombose venosa profunda e linfedema de membros inferiores e superiores. Essa relação já está bem estabelecida em pacientes portadores do vírus da imunodeficiência humana (HIV), hep...
Chikungunya Virus Infection-associated Arthralgia in Adult Jamaicans Post-outbreak
West Indian med. j; 67 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To report demographic and self-reported clinical characteristics associated with persistent and severe arthralgia 8-12 months post-chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection. Methods: A cross-sectional study of 306 adults who self-reported CHIKV infection was conducted. Subjects were conse...
Neurite óptica secundária a infecção pelo Chikungunya Vírus
Rev. bras. oftalmol; 77 (4), 2018
RESUMO Apresentamos um caso de um paciente de 46 anos, sexo masculino com diagnóstico de neurite ótica em olho direito associado a infecção aguda por Chikungunya. Os sintomas iniciais eram dor e baixa acuidade visual em olho direito associado a febre e poliartralgia simétrica há uma semana. Ao exam...
Informes de Casos, Neuritis Óptica/etiología, Neuritis Óptica/diagnóstico, Neuritis Óptica/tratamiento farmacológico, Fiebre Chikungunya/complicaciones, Fondo de Ojo, Retinoscopía, Pruebas del Campo Visual, Nervio Óptico/diagnóstico por imagen, Imagen por Resonancia Magnética, Fiebre Chikungunya/diagnóstico, Virus Chikungunya, Pruebas Serológicas, Metilprednisolona/administración & dosificación
Toxoplasmosis cerebral congénita e infección por el virus del Zika y del chikunguña: reporte de un caso
Biomédica (Bogotá); 38 (2), 2018
Resumen En este artículo se describe el caso clínico de una mujer colombiana del sur del país con diagnóstico de infección intrauterina por Toxoplasma gondii y por los virus del chikungunya y del Zika. La mujer acudió al control prenatal en el segundo trimestre de su embarazo e informó que durante...
Fiebre Chikungunya/complicaciones, Complicaciones Infecciosas del Embarazo, Toxoplasmosis Cerebral/complicaciones, Infección por el Virus Zika/complicaciones, Fiebre Chikungunya/diagnóstico, Complicaciones Infecciosas del Embarazo/diagnóstico, Toxoplasmosis Cerebral/diagnóstico, Toxoplasmosis Congénita/diagnóstico, Infección por el Virus Zika/diagnóstico
Elaboração de um instrumento de avaliação cardíaca para pacientes idosos com chikungunya
Rev. Pesqui. (Univ. Fed. Estado Rio J., Online); 10 (3, n. esp), 2018
A infecção viral denominada Chikungunya, conhecida pelos africanos “aqueles que se dobram” antes caracterizada predominantemente por febre e artralgias severas tem, no entanto, apresentado manifestações atípicas graves e os fatores de risco, como comorbidades e idade superior a sessenta anos, de...
Neurologic manifestations in emerging arboviral diseases in Rio de Janeiro City, Brazil, 2015-2016
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop; 51 (3), 2018
Abstract INTRODUCTION Dengue has affected Rio de Janeiro City since the 1980s. The sequential Zika and chikungunya virus introductions during 2015 aggravated the health scenario, with 97,241 cases of arboviral diseases reported in 2015-2016, some with neurological disorders. METHODS Arbovirus-related...
Brasil/epidemiología, Fiebre Chikungunya/complicaciones, Fiebre Chikungunya/epidemiología, Enfermedades Transmisibles Emergentes/epidemiología, Enfermedades Transmisibles Emergentes/virología, Dengue/complicaciones, Dengue/epidemiología, Notificación de Enfermedades, Persona de Mediana Edad, Enfermedades del Sistema Nervioso/epidemiología, Enfermedades del Sistema Nervioso/virología, Infección por el Virus Zika/complicaciones, Infección por el Virus Zika/epidemiología
Is the recent increment in attributable deaths to type-2 diabetes (T2D) associated with the latest chikungunya outbreak in a major epidemic area in Brazil?
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop; 51 (1), 2018
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) can negatively influence outcomes in patients with pre-existing conditions. We investigated the association between the recent CHIKV outbreak and increased type 2 diabetes (T2D)-attributable deaths. METHODS: Monthly averages of T2D-attributable deaths be...