Diffuse maculopapular rash: A family cluster during the last Chikungunya virus epidemic in Italy

Clin Case Rep. 2018 Oct 22;6(12):2322-2325. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.1831. eCollection 2018 Dec.

Abstract

A family cluster of father, mother, and daughter with Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection was diagnosed during last epidemic in Italy. In temperate area, during the summer season, clinicians should consider CHIKV infection in the differential diagnosis of patients with fever, maculopapular rash, polyarthralgia, and conjunctival erythema.

Keywords: CHIKV infection; infection control; maculopapular rash; outbreak; preventive measures.

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  • Case Reports