OROFACIAL MANIFESTATIONS OF DENGUE AND CHIKUNGUNYA: AN OVERVIEW

Dr. Sidra Bano; Dr. P. Vennila; Dr. T. Chandrasekhar; Dr. Rizwana Parveen; Dr. Santhosh Babu

Volume : VIII, Issue : VI, June - 2018

OROFACIAL MANIFESTATIONS OF DENGUE AND CHIKUNGUNYA: AN OVERVIEW

Dr. Sidra Bano, Dr. P. Vennila, Dr. T. Chandrasekhar, Dr. Rizwana Parveen, Dr. Santhosh Babu

Abstract :

Dengue and Chikungunya are most common arboviral infections that represent major public health problem world wide in recent times. Both these infections are transmitted by common vector, namely aedes aegypti mosquito.The common clinical manifestations for both the diseases include fever, joint pains and maculopapular rash. Oral manifestations, although uncommon may represent a relevant contributive factor in early diagnosis of these vector borne diseases there by reducing the mortality and morbidity and improving patent outcome.

This review aims to portray the importance of oral lesions as early indicatorsin these mosquito borne diseases.