A case of chikungunya virus disease presenting with remarkable acute arthritis of a previously damaged finger joint

AUTOR(ES)

Eyer-Silva, Walter de Araujo, Pinto Neto, Henrique de Barros, Silva, Guilherme Almeida Rosa da, Ferry, Fernando Raphael de Almeida

FONTE

Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop.

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2016-12

RESUMO

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 because of acute arthritis of an interphalangeal joint that had been damaged by trauma 8 years previously. This case illustrates that acute CHIKV disease may preferentially target previously damaged joints. Careful study of individual cases may provide valuable information on the presentation and management of this emerging zoonosis in Brazil.

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