Chikungunya virus infection with severe neurologic manifestations: report of four fatal cases

Abstract Here, we present four patients with confirmed Chikungunya virus infection showing atypical neurologic manifestations and death. This case series includes patients ranging in age from five to 92 years, with or without comorbidities. This report is important, as very few cases in the literatu...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Priscilla Karen de Oliveira Sá, Michaela de Miranda Nunes, Ingrid Ramalho Leite, Maria das Graças Loureiro das Chagas Campelo, Cláudia Ferreira Ribeiro Leão, Joelma Rodrigues de Souza, Lúcio Roberto Castellano, Ana Isabel Vieira Fernandes
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
Series:	Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:	Chikungunya fever Neurologic manifestations Death
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822017000200265&lng=en&tlng=en

id	doaj-b3ed1a61834a46dd97629b34694d7dec
record_format	Article
spelling	doaj-b3ed1a61834a46dd97629b34694d7dec2020-11-24T23:10:35ZengSociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical1678-984950226526810.1590/0037-8682-0375-2016S0037-86822017000200265Chikungunya virus infection with severe neurologic manifestations: report of four fatal casesPriscilla Karen de Oliveira SáMichaela de Miranda NunesIngrid Ramalho LeiteMaria das Graças Loureiro das Chagas CampeloCláudia Ferreira Ribeiro LeãoJoelma Rodrigues de SouzaLúcio Roberto CastellanoAna Isabel Vieira FernandesAbstract Here, we present four patients with confirmed Chikungunya virus infection showing atypical neurologic manifestations and death. This case series includes patients ranging in age from five to 92 years, with or without comorbidities. This report is important, as very few cases in the literature reporting death due to atypical Chikungunya virus infection are available.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822017000200265&lng=en&tlng=enChikungunya feverNeurologic manifestationsDeath
collection	DOAJ
language	English
format	Article
sources	DOAJ
author	Priscilla Karen de Oliveira Sá Michaela de Miranda Nunes Ingrid Ramalho Leite Maria das Graças Loureiro das Chagas Campelo Cláudia Ferreira Ribeiro Leão Joelma Rodrigues de Souza Lúcio Roberto Castellano Ana Isabel Vieira Fernandes
spellingShingle	Priscilla Karen de Oliveira Sá Michaela de Miranda Nunes Ingrid Ramalho Leite Maria das Graças Loureiro das Chagas Campelo Cláudia Ferreira Ribeiro Leão Joelma Rodrigues de Souza Lúcio Roberto Castellano Ana Isabel Vieira Fernandes Chikungunya virus infection with severe neurologic manifestations: report of four fatal cases Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Chikungunya fever Neurologic manifestations Death
author_facet	Priscilla Karen de Oliveira Sá Michaela de Miranda Nunes Ingrid Ramalho Leite Maria das Graças Loureiro das Chagas Campelo Cláudia Ferreira Ribeiro Leão Joelma Rodrigues de Souza Lúcio Roberto Castellano Ana Isabel Vieira Fernandes
author_sort	Priscilla Karen de Oliveira Sá
title	Chikungunya virus infection with severe neurologic manifestations: report of four fatal cases
title_short	Chikungunya virus infection with severe neurologic manifestations: report of four fatal cases
title_full	Chikungunya virus infection with severe neurologic manifestations: report of four fatal cases
title_fullStr	Chikungunya virus infection with severe neurologic manifestations: report of four fatal cases
title_full_unstemmed	Chikungunya virus infection with severe neurologic manifestations: report of four fatal cases
title_sort	chikungunya virus infection with severe neurologic manifestations: report of four fatal cases
publisher	Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
series	Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
issn	1678-9849
description	Abstract Here, we present four patients with confirmed Chikungunya virus infection showing atypical neurologic manifestations and death. This case series includes patients ranging in age from five to 92 years, with or without comorbidities. This report is important, as very few cases in the literature reporting death due to atypical Chikungunya virus infection are available.
topic	Chikungunya fever Neurologic manifestations Death
url	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822017000200265&lng=en&tlng=en
work_keys_str_mv	AT priscillakarendeoliveirasa chikungunyavirusinfectionwithsevereneurologicmanifestationsreportoffourfatalcases AT michaelademirandanunes chikungunyavirusinfectionwithsevereneurologicmanifestationsreportoffourfatalcases AT ingridramalholeite chikungunyavirusinfectionwithsevereneurologicmanifestationsreportoffourfatalcases AT mariadasgracasloureirodaschagascampelo chikungunyavirusinfectionwithsevereneurologicmanifestationsreportoffourfatalcases AT claudiaferreiraribeiroleao chikungunyavirusinfectionwithsevereneurologicmanifestationsreportoffourfatalcases AT joelmarodriguesdesouza chikungunyavirusinfectionwithsevereneurologicmanifestationsreportoffourfatalcases AT luciorobertocastellano chikungunyavirusinfectionwithsevereneurologicmanifestationsreportoffourfatalcases AT anaisabelvieirafernandes chikungunyavirusinfectionwithsevereneurologicmanifestationsreportoffourfatalcases
_version_	1725606550064594944

Chikungunya virus infection with severe neurologic manifestations: report of four fatal cases

Similar Items