Chikungunya myeloradiculopathy: a rare complication

J Glob Infect Dis. 2012 Oct;4(4):207-8. doi: 10.4103/0974-777X.103898.

Abstract

Chikungunya, an alpha virus belonging to the family of Togaviridae is transmitted to humans by the bite of Aedes aegypti mosquito and presents with fever, headache, rash, and severe arthralgia. Chikungunya virus is not known to be neurotropic, but cases of meningoencephalitis have been reported during outbreaks. The clinical, laboratory and neuroimaging findings of a 56-year-old man who initially developed Chikungunya fever with arthralagia and later on lead to Chikungunya myeloradiculopathy, a relatively unknown and rare complication of the infection has been presented.

Keywords: Aedes aegypti; Chikungunya virus; Myeloradiculopathy.

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  • Case Reports