A Case Report on Chikungunya Virus-Associated Encephalomyelitis
Joint Authors
Khatri, Harsh
Shah, Heli
Roy, Dhara
Tripathi, Kaushalendra Mani
Source
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-07-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Chikungunya is a rerising alphavirus infection that has resulted from enhanced vector competence.
Alphaviruses are divided into arthritogenic viruses (old world) and encephalitogenic viruses (new world) including equine encephalitis viruses.
Chikungunya is a dengue-like illness characterized by acute febrile polyarthralgia, arthritis, malaise, body ache, rash, headache, and nausea.
The illness is self-limiting.
The neurological manifestations are uncommon and incorporate meningoencephalitis, myelitis, Guillain–Barre syndrome, cranial nerve palsies, myelopathy, and neuropathy; MRI abnormalities in patients with encephalopathy from India have been reported in the form of multiple punctuate white matter lesions that are more prominent on diffusion-weighted MRI than on T2 or T1.
Here, we present an intriguing case of chikungunya encephalomyelitis who presented to our tertiary care hospital with quadriparesis and urinary retention.
He was treated with 5 doses of intravenous immunoglobulin along with supportive care with which he showed partial recovery.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Khatri, Harsh& Shah, Heli& Roy, Dhara& Tripathi, Kaushalendra Mani. 2018. A Case Report on Chikungunya Virus-Associated Encephalomyelitis. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1144684
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Khatri, Harsh…[et al.]. A Case Report on Chikungunya Virus-Associated Encephalomyelitis. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1144684
American Medical Association (AMA)
Khatri, Harsh& Shah, Heli& Roy, Dhara& Tripathi, Kaushalendra Mani. A Case Report on Chikungunya Virus-Associated Encephalomyelitis. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1144684
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1144684