A case of chikungunya virus disease presenting with remarkable acute arthritis of a previously damaged finger joint
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop; 49 (6), 2016
Abstract: Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-borne arthritogenic alphavirus that has recently been introduced to Brazil. We report the case of a 36-year-old male patient from the City of Rio de Janeiro who developed molecularly-confirmed CHIKV disease and whose clinical picture was remarkable becaus...