Korean J Med.
2016 Mar;90(3):262-265. 10.3904/kjm.2016.90.3.262.
Chikungunya Virus Infection after Traveling to Surinam, South America
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Chosun University School of Medicine, Gwangju, Korea. drongkim@chosun.ac.kr
- KMID: 2155944
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3904/kjm.2016.90.3.262
Abstract
- Chikungunya infection is caused by an arbovirus transmitted by the Aedes mosquito. A 19-year-old man who had traveled to the Republic of Surinam to perform volunteer work complained of a fever, arthralgia, articular stiffness, and a skin rash on both the arm and trunk. Chikungunya fever was diagnosed using a Chikungunya virus specific IgM antibody in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using blood samples obtained during follow-up visits. In this report, we describe a case of imported Chikungunya fever that presented with arthralgia and a skin rash, with islands of normal skin, that occurred following travel to Surinam, South America.
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