Clinical and laboratory profiles of children with severe chikungunya infection
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
; 52: e20180232, 2019. tab, graf
Artigo
em Inglês
| LILACS
| ID: biblio-1041517
Biblioteca responsável:
BR1.1
ABSTRACT
Abstract INTRODUCTION:
Chikungunya infection presents with distinct clinical features depending on the patient age group.METHODS:
Medical records of children with positive IgM for the chikungunya virus who were hospitalized in a pediatric ward in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil were analyzed.RESULTS:
Fourteen children with a median age of 4 months (36 days to 15 years) were included. All patients presented with fever persisting for an average of 5 days. The joints were involved in 6 (42.8%) children, and 8 (57.1%) children presented with bullous rash.CONCLUSIONS:
Systemic involvement and atypical clinical manifestations characterize severe forms of chikungunya infection in children.
Texto completo:
Disponível
Coleções:
Bases de dados internacionais
Contexto em Saúde:
Doenças Negligenciadas
Problema de saúde:
Febre de Chikungunya
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Doenças Negligenciadas
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Febre de Chikungunya
Limite:
Adolescente
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Criança
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Criança, pré-escolar
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Lactente
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
Assunto da revista:
Medicina Tropical
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Universidade Federal do Ceará/BR
