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

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...

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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
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