[Chikungunya: a case of painful rash and fever in a patient returning from the Indian Ocean]. / Chikungunya: un syndrome algo-éruptif fébrile au retour de l'Océan Indien.

ABSTRACT

A 40-year-old woman presented with invalidating polyarthritis associated with high fever and diffuse macular exanthema after returning from a two-week visit to Reunion Island. In this paper, we discuss the different diagnoses to be considered in a case of fever with pain and rash and we examine the epidemiology, clinical features, diagnostic methods and management of Chikungunya virus.