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A case report of classical chikungunya fever

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dc.Chemicals/CASparacetamol, 103-90-2
dc.citedby3
dc.contributor.affiliationsFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
dc.contributor.affiliationsUniversiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
dc.contributor.affiliationsUniversiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM)
dc.contributor.authorAli U.en_US
dc.contributor.authorIsahak I.en_US
dc.contributor.authorRahman M.M.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-28T08:25:24Z
dc.date.available2024-05-28T08:25:24Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractThe present case discusses about an elderly gentleman who contracted the disease following a visit to area reported to have chikungunya outbreak in Malaysia. He had severe, incapacitating arthralgia and swelling of both hands and elbow joint as well as rash and high grade fever. His serum was tested for both dengue and chikungunya fevers as the symptoms of both the cases were overlapping. In the present case some classical clinical features such as fever, arthralgia and rash were noted. Laboratory result revealed positive for chikungunya IgM on day 5 of illness. Laboratory confirmation is essential to ensure correct diagnosis of chikungunya.en_US
dc.description.natureFinalen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.3923/ijv.2011.39.41
dc.identifier.epage41
dc.identifier.issn18164900
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-79959459224
dc.identifier.spage39
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-79959459224&doi=10.3923%2fijv.2011.39.41&partnerID=40&md5=359c510be980b3a1e8c4bbd79245fff7
dc.identifier.urihttps://oarep.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/8642
dc.identifier.volume7
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relation.ispartofOpen Accessen_US
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Virology
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectArthralgiaen_US
dc.subjectArthropod borneen_US
dc.subjectChikungunya feveren_US
dc.subjectIgMen_US
dc.subjectMyalgiaen_US
dc.titleA case report of classical chikungunya feveren_US
dc.title.alternativeInt. J. Virol.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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