A case report of discordant Chikungunya manifestations in a married couple: From acute undifferentiated fever to fatal sepsis with purpura fulminans
Chikungunya virus, an alphavirus transmitted by mosquitoes, causes chikungunya fever, a non-fatal febrile illness characterized by severe arthralgia and rash. We are reporting on two Chikungunya cases who recently returned from the Thailand-Cambodia border. The first case involved a man who presente...
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| description | Chikungunya virus, an alphavirus transmitted by mosquitoes, causes chikungunya fever, a non-fatal febrile illness characterized by severe arthralgia and rash. We are reporting on two Chikungunya cases who recently returned from the Thailand-Cambodia border. The first case involved a man who presented with atypical manifestations, including purpura fulminans and multi-organ failure, ultimately leading to death. Conversely, the subsequent case pertains to the spouse of the deceased, who exhibited typical symptoms. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-383a4777716448e585373a8de9636efb2025-02-07T04:47:33ZengElsevierIDCases2214-25092025-01-0139e02182A case report of discordant Chikungunya manifestations in a married couple: From acute undifferentiated fever to fatal sepsis with purpura fulminansDitthawat Pathomchareansukchai0Navin Horthongkham1Pinyo Rattanaumpawan2Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, ThailandDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, ThailandDivision of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Correspondence to: 2 Wanglang Road, Bangkoknoi, Bangkok 10700, Thailand.Chikungunya virus, an alphavirus transmitted by mosquitoes, causes chikungunya fever, a non-fatal febrile illness characterized by severe arthralgia and rash. We are reporting on two Chikungunya cases who recently returned from the Thailand-Cambodia border. The first case involved a man who presented with atypical manifestations, including purpura fulminans and multi-organ failure, ultimately leading to death. Conversely, the subsequent case pertains to the spouse of the deceased, who exhibited typical symptoms.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221425092500037XAcute undifferentiated feverChikungunyaPurpura fulminansSeptic shock |
| spellingShingle | Ditthawat Pathomchareansukchai Navin Horthongkham Pinyo Rattanaumpawan A case report of discordant Chikungunya manifestations in a married couple: From acute undifferentiated fever to fatal sepsis with purpura fulminans IDCases Acute undifferentiated fever Chikungunya Purpura fulminans Septic shock |
| title | A case report of discordant Chikungunya manifestations in a married couple: From acute undifferentiated fever to fatal sepsis with purpura fulminans |
| title_full | A case report of discordant Chikungunya manifestations in a married couple: From acute undifferentiated fever to fatal sepsis with purpura fulminans |
| title_fullStr | A case report of discordant Chikungunya manifestations in a married couple: From acute undifferentiated fever to fatal sepsis with purpura fulminans |
| title_full_unstemmed | A case report of discordant Chikungunya manifestations in a married couple: From acute undifferentiated fever to fatal sepsis with purpura fulminans |
| title_short | A case report of discordant Chikungunya manifestations in a married couple: From acute undifferentiated fever to fatal sepsis with purpura fulminans |
| title_sort | case report of discordant chikungunya manifestations in a married couple from acute undifferentiated fever to fatal sepsis with purpura fulminans |
| topic | Acute undifferentiated fever Chikungunya Purpura fulminans Septic shock |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221425092500037X |
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