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==Overview==
 
Chikungunya usually presents with clinical signs such as [[fever]], [[Maculopapular|skin rashes]], and joint swelling with effusions that can be detected during a physical examination.
 
==Physical Examination==
 
===Fever===
 
The disease is characterized by an acute onset of high [[fever]], typically more than 39°C (102°F).
 
===Skin===
 
* [[Maculopapular rash]]
* Nasal blotchy [[erythema]]
* [[Freckle]]-like pigmentation over centro-facial area
* [[Flagellate]] [[pigmentation]] on face and extremities
* [[Lichenification|Lichenoid]] [[eruption]] and [[hyperpigmentation]] in photodistributed areas
* Multiple [[aphthous]]-like [[ulcer]]s over [[scrotum]], crural areas and [[axilla]].
* [[Lymphedema]] in acral distribution (bilateral/unilateral)
* Multiple [[ecchymosis|ecchymotic spots]] (children)
* Vesiculobullous [[lesion]]s (infants)
* Subungual [[hemorrhage]]
* Photo [[urticaria]]
* Acral [[urticaria]]
 
===Joints===
 
* [[Polyarthralgia]] usually symmetric and often occur in hands and feet
* Periarticular [[swelling]] and joint effusion in knees.
 
==Gallery <SMALL><SMALL><SMALL><SMALL><SMALL>Adapted from ''Preparedness and Response for Chikungunya Virus: Introduction in the Americas. PAHO © 2011.''<ref name=PAHO2011>{{cite book | last = | first = | title = Preparedness and response for Chikungunya virus introduction in the Americas | publisher = Pan American Health Organization CDC, Center for Disease Control and Prevention | location = Washington, DC | year = 2011 | isbn = 978-92-75-11632-6 }}</ref></SMALL></SMALL></SMALL></SMALL></SMALL>==
 
===Acute Disease===
 
<gallery>
File:Chikungunya clinical presentation acute disease 01.jpg|[[Edema|Edematous]] [[rash]] of the face
File:Chikungunya clinical presentation acute disease 02.jpg|[[Edema|Edematous]] [[polyarthritis]] of the hands
File:Chikungunya clinical presentation acute disease 03.jpg|[[Erythema]] that blanches with pressure
File:Chikungunya clinical presentation acute disease 04.jpg|Periarticular [[swelling]] and joint effusion in knees
File:Joint manifestation of Chikungunya.png|Joint effusion in right knee
File:Joint manifestation of Chikungunya 2.png|Arthritis in left hand
File:Chikungunya clinical presentation acute disease 05.jpg|[[Maculopapular rash]] in trunk and extremities
File:Chikungunya clinical presentation acute disease 06.jpg|[[Maculopapular rash]] in extremities, including palms
File:Chikungunya clinical presentation acute disease 07.jpg|Bullous lesions in infant leg
File:Chikungunya clinical presentation acute disease 08.jpg|Infant with [[maculopapular rash]], [[petechial]] spots and erythema of upper and lower limbs associated with [[edema]] of the extremities
File:Chikungunya clinical presentation acute disease 09.jpeg|[[Maculopapular rash]] in the trunk
 
File:Chikungunya clinical presentation acute disease 10.jpeg|[[Maculopapular rash]] in the feet
 
</gallery>
 
===Subacute and Chronic Disease===
 
<gallery>
File:Chikungunya clinical presentation subacute or chronic disease 01.jpg|End of the acute stage. [[Swelling|Swollen]] hands and fine [[desquamation]]
File:Chikungunya clinical presentation subacute or chronic disease 02.jpg|[[Hyperpigmentation]]
File:Chikungunya clinical presentation subacute or chronic disease 03.jpg|[[Tenosynovitis]] in hands
File:Chikungunya clinical presentation subacute or chronic disease 04.jpg|[[Tenosynovitis]] in ankle
File:Chikungunya clinical presentation subacute or chronic disease 05.jpg|Elbow [[hygroma]]
File:Chikungunya clinical presentation subacute or chronic disease 06.jpg|[[Swelling|Swollen]] and [[stiffness|stiff]] hands in a 55-year-old man who was infected 5 years earlier
</gallery>


==References==
==References==


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==External Links==
 
* [http://www.cdc.gov/Chikungunya/index.html CDC Chikungunya virus]
 
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[[Category:Infectious disease]]
 
[[Category:Viral diseases]]
[[Category:Togaviruses]]
[[Category:Tropical disease]]

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Overview

Chikungunya usually presents with clinical signs such as fever, skin rashes, and joint swelling with effusions that can be detected during a physical examination.

Physical Examination

Fever

The disease is characterized by an acute onset of high fever, typically more than 39°C (102°F).

Skin

Joints

  • Polyarthralgia usually symmetric and often occur in hands and feet
  • Periarticular swelling and joint effusion in knees.

Gallery Adapted from Preparedness and Response for Chikungunya Virus: Introduction in the Americas. PAHO © 2011.[1]

Acute Disease

Subacute and Chronic Disease

References

  1. Preparedness and response for Chikungunya virus introduction in the Americas. Washington, DC: Pan American Health Organization CDC, Center for Disease Control and Prevention. 2011. ISBN 978-92-75-11632-6.

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