[HTML][HTML] Destructive arthritis in a patient with chikungunya virus infection with persistent specific IgM antibodies
D Malvy, K Ezzedine, M Mamani-Matsuda… - BMC infectious …, 2009 - Springer
D Malvy, K Ezzedine, M Mamani-Matsuda, B Autran, H Tolou, MC Receveur, T Pistone…
BMC infectious diseases, 2009•SpringerBackground Chikungunya fever is an emerging arboviral disease characterized by an algo-
eruptive syndrome, inflammatory polyarthralgias, or tenosynovitis that can last for months to
years. Up to now, the pathophysiology of the chronic stage is poorly understood. Case
presentation We report the first case of CHIKV infection with chronic associated rheumatism
in a patient who developed progressive erosive arthritis with expression of inflammatory
mediators and persistence of specific IgM antibodies over 24 months following infection …
eruptive syndrome, inflammatory polyarthralgias, or tenosynovitis that can last for months to
years. Up to now, the pathophysiology of the chronic stage is poorly understood. Case
presentation We report the first case of CHIKV infection with chronic associated rheumatism
in a patient who developed progressive erosive arthritis with expression of inflammatory
mediators and persistence of specific IgM antibodies over 24 months following infection …
Background
Chikungunya fever is an emerging arboviral disease characterized by an algo-eruptive syndrome, inflammatory polyarthralgias, or tenosynovitis that can last for months to years. Up to now, the pathophysiology of the chronic stage is poorly understood.
Case presentation
We report the first case of CHIKV infection with chronic associated rheumatism in a patient who developed progressive erosive arthritis with expression of inflammatory mediators and persistence of specific IgM antibodies over 24 months following infection.
Conclusions
Understanding the specific features of chikungunya virus as well as how the virus interacts with its host are essential for the prevention, treatment or cure of chikungunya disease.
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