Hansen’s disease Like Sensory Loss Following Chikungunya Infection: A Rare Manifestation

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dc.contributor.authorNithya, Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorSrinivas, CRen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-09T06:22:21Z
dc.date.available2023-08-09T06:22:21Z
dc.date.issued2022-12
dc.description.abstractChikungunya means “that which bends up,” indicating severe incapacitating arthritis or polyarthralgia. It is a viral infection caused by the chikungunya virus (CHIK V) belonging to the family Togaviridae and is transmitted by the mosquitoes Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. It is a self-limiting condition with a high fever of up to 40°C (104°F), debilitating arthritis/polyarthralgia, and cutaneous involvement. CHIK V virus affects the joints causing tenosynovitis and enthesopathy presenting as arthralgia. Leprosy is also associated with the loss of sensation, arthritis/arthralgias including involvement of several joints and tenosynovitis specially during reactions. Apart from leprosy, numerous other conditions can present with loss of sensation, which must be ruled out while considering leprosy. We report two patients with chikungunya who presented with a loss of sensation like leprosyen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsConsultant Dermatologist, Ranga’s Centre of Dermatology, R S Puram, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India-641002en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsProfessor, Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India – 751024.en_US
dc.identifier.citationNithya S, Srinivas CR. Hansen’s disease Like Sensory Loss Following Chikungunya Infection: A Rare Manifestation. Indian Journal of Leprosy. 2022 Dec; 94: 335-342en_US
dc.identifier.issn0254-9395
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/222619
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherHind Kusht Nivaran Sangh (Indian Leprosy Association)en_US
dc.relation.volume94en_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.ijl.org.in/article-detail/94/437en_US
dc.subjectLeprosyen_US
dc.subjectChikungunya Feveren_US
dc.subjectParesthesiaen_US
dc.subjectSensory Examinationen_US
dc.titleHansen’s disease Like Sensory Loss Following Chikungunya Infection: A Rare Manifestationen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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