Volume : VI, Issue : XI, November - 2017

CHIKUNGUNYA WITH RESPIRATORY AND DERMATOLOGICAL INVOLVEMENT: A CASE REPORT

Dr. Cyrus Cavina, Dr. Suranjana Basak, Dr. Dineshchandra Gupta, Dr. Archana Bhate

Abstract :

 A 60 year old male presented with the complaints of fever since one week which was low grade, daily, with an intermittent nature and would subside with treatment. He also had severe joint pains primarily involving the ankle joints and knee joints which was reported to have an intensity of 9/10 and would persist throughout the day. He complained of on and off eathlessness on exertion since 4 years which aggravated since 4 months which was associated with seasonal variation.  It was associated with loss of appetite and loss of weight of approximately 4kgs in 1 month. He had diffuse pigmentation over the face and chest. There was no history of cough, cold, vomiting, nausea, loose stools, rashes, abdominal pain, oliguria, bleeding tendencies. He had a history of Leptospirosis fever 2 weeks prior and was treated for the same with Tab. Doxycycline 100mg BD for 7 days and IV Fluids. He had a history of Pulmonary Tuberculosis 15 years back for which he had taken ATT for 6 months. No known comorbidities. On examination, his vitals were stable and had Bilateral rhonchi all over lung fields with decreased air entry on both lung fields. 

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Dr. Cyrus Cavina, Dr. Suranjana Basak, Dr. DineshChandra Gupta, Dr. Archana Bhate, CHIKUNGUNYA WITH RESPIRATORY AND DERMATOLOGICAL INVOLVEMENT: A CASE REPORT, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-6 | Issue-11 | November-2017

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