Volume : VII, Issue : IV, April - 2017

Clinical and Laboratory Profile of Patients with Chikungunya

Dr. Munde D. D. , Dr. Gajanan B. Kurundkar

Abstract :

 Chikungunya is a mosquito–borne viral disease, caused by Chikungunya virus. It is spread by mosquitos mainly  Aedes Aegypti. The disease has caused large scale outeaks in various parts of India. Patients usually present with short feile illness associated with joint pain & variable degree of joint swelling. Joint pain is frequently severe & lasts for few days to few months. The disease is usually self limiting but causes lot of morbidity due to polyarthritis.

Materials & Methods: This was a prospective observational type of study, carried out during the period of 01/09/2016 to 30/11/2016 at the Department of Medicine, Smt. Kashibai Navale Medical College & General Hospital, Narhe, Pune. Total 36 patients of clinically & serologically diagnosed patients of Chikungunya were included & their clinical & laboratory parameters were studied.

Conclusion: Fever, joint pain, joint swelling, myalgia & headache were common findings, whereas rash, leucopenia & thrombocytopenia were uncommon

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Dr. Munde D. D., Dr. Gajanan B. Kurundkar, Clinical and Laboratory Profile of Patients with Chikungunya, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume‾7 | Issue‾4 | April-2017

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