Abstract
Post-Chikungunya rheumatoid arthritis, Saint Martin.
Highlights
We report post-chikungunya rheumatoid arthritis from Saint Martin, the epicenter of the current epidemic
Recent infection with chikungunya virus was confirmed (IgM and IgG against chikungunya virus was detected in 2 blood samples), and recent dengue was excluded according to the criteria of the National Reference Center on Arboviral Diseases
Condition met the 2010 American College of Rheumatology/European League against Rheumatism criteria for rheumatoid arthritis, and the only cause observed for this disease was acute chikungunya
Summary
This ECSA lineage was reported mainly to cause long-lasting musculoskeletal and rheumatic disorders in chikungunya virus–infected patients [2,3,4,5,6,7,8]. Because >870,000 suspected cases of chikungunya have occurred during the past 12 months in the Western Hemisphere We report post-chikungunya rheumatoid arthritis from Saint Martin, the epicenter of the current epidemic.
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