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Clinical and Epidemiological Follow-up of Patients with Arthralgia Post Probable Chikungunya Referred to a Rheumatology Clinic at a Tertiary Hospital in Trinidad and Tobago T

Issue:

Vol 5 Issue 2 (2018)

DOI:

10.7727/wimjopen.2018.026

Pages:

56–60

Synopsis:

This study described the arthralgia post chikungunya infection in patients referred to a rheumatology clinic at a tertiary hospital in Trinidad and Tobago. These patients are likely to be female and more than 45 years old. The joints most involved are the knees, shoulders, wrist and ankles in a symmetrical distribution; 77.3% of patients perceived that these symptoms negatively affected their daily activities.

Objective: To describe the arthralgia post Chikungunya (ChikV) infection in patients referred to a rheumatology clinic at a tertiary hospital in Trinidad.

Methods: Patients referred for arthralgia and prior probable ChikV-infection were surveyed. Probable ChikV-infection was defined as a clinically compatible case as reported by the patient or the healthcare provider, absence of a more likely explanation and a positive ChikV specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for immunoglobulin (Ig) G.

Received:

February 6, 2018

Accepted:

June 15, 2018

Published:

August 29, 2018

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