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Erschienen in: Journal of NeuroVirology 3/2017

19.01.2017 | Case Report

Chikungunya infection presenting as mild encephalitis with a reversible lesion in the splenium: a case report

verfasst von: Kadam Nagpal, Puneet Agarwal, Amit Kumar, Rajashekhar Reddi

Erschienen in: Journal of NeuroVirology | Ausgabe 3/2017

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Abstract

Chikungunya fever is an Aedes mosquito-transmitted infection caused by chikungunya virus, an RNA virus in the family Togaviridae. The disease is characteristically manifested as fever, arthralgia, and/or rash. Various neurological manifestations like meningoencephalitis, myelitis, and myeloneuropathy have been mentioned in various reports. We present a rare case of chikungunya fever presenting with mild encephalitis with a reversible lesion of the splenium (MERS), which showed complete clinical and radiological recovery.
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Metadaten
Titel
Chikungunya infection presenting as mild encephalitis with a reversible lesion in the splenium: a case report
verfasst von
Kadam Nagpal
Puneet Agarwal
Amit Kumar
Rajashekhar Reddi
Publikationsdatum
19.01.2017
Verlag
Springer International Publishing
Erschienen in
Journal of NeuroVirology / Ausgabe 3/2017
Print ISSN: 1355-0284
Elektronische ISSN: 1538-2443
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13365-017-0515-2

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