Analysis of chikungunya outbreak of 2016 in Rajasthan: a clinico-epidemiological study

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dc.contributor.authorSharma, Ramanen_US
dc.contributor.authorMahavar, Sunilen_US
dc.contributor.authorGupta, Mayanken_US
dc.contributor.authorKumar, Sandeepen_US
dc.contributor.authorPurohit, Jaien_US
dc.contributor.authorChauhan, Gauraven_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-09T07:39:13Z
dc.date.available2020-04-09T07:39:13Z
dc.date.issued2018-01
dc.description.abstractBackground: To describe the diversity of clinical manifestations, laboratory findings and outcome of chikungunya fever in patients attending SMS Hospital, Jaipur during the epidemic of 2016 (September to November).Methods: All cases of febrile illness with polyarthralgia/polyarthritis diagnosed as chikungunya were analyzed. Diagnosis was made by ELISA based IgM serology and RT PCR assay.Results: A total of 200 cases were studied. All of them presented with fever, severe crippling joint pain & tenderness, headache, anorexia and body rash. On examination, there was periarticular edema, erythema, and tenderness in joints with post auricular and cervical lymphadenopathy. Unusual manifestations were hyper pigmentation of face and forehead and scrotal ulcers. On investigations patient had leucopenia with elevated level of SGOT, SGPT with normal bilirubin levels. Other complications observed were encephalopathy, encephalitis, myocarditis and hepatitis. There was no mortality in this group.Conclusions: Chikungunya though prevalent is under-reported. The diagnostic certainty is mandated by presence of febrile transiently crippling polyarthragias / arthritis. On analyzing a large series, unusual clinical features may emergeen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Medicine, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationSharma Raman, Mahavar Sunil, Gupta Mayank, Kumar Sandeep, Purohit Jai, Chauhan Gaurav. Analysis of chikungunya outbreak of 2016 in Rajasthan: a clinico-epidemiological study. International Journal of Advances in Medicine. 2018 Jan; 5(1): 154-158en_US
dc.identifier.issn2349-3925
dc.identifier.issn2349-3933
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/193880
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMedip Academyen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber1en_US
dc.relation.volume5en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2349-3933.ijam20180075en_US
dc.subjectChikungunyaen_US
dc.subjectFeveren_US
dc.subjectPolyarthralgiaen_US
dc.titleAnalysis of chikungunya outbreak of 2016 in Rajasthan: a clinico-epidemiological studyen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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