Encephalitis associated with inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion due to chikungunya infection in Recife, State of Pernambuco, Brazil

The symptoms of chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection include fever, headache, muscle aches, skin rash, and polyarthralgia, characterized by intense pain, edema, and temporary functional impairment. This is the first report of encephalitis caused by CHIKV infection associated with an atypical presenta...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 2017-05, Vol.50 (3), p.417-422
Hauptverfasser:	Lucena-Silva, Norma, Assunção, Maria Elisa Lucena Sales de Melo, Ramos, Frederico Antônio Pereira, Azevedo, Fernanda, Lessa, Junior, Ronaldo, Cordeiro, Marli Tenório, Brito, Carlos Alexandre Antunes de
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Case reports Chikungunya Fever - complications Chikungunya virus CHIKV Cognitive ability Edema Encephalitis Encephalitis, Viral - diagnostic imaging Encephalitis, Viral - virology Exanthema Female Fever Headache Hormones Humans Impairment Inappropriate ADH Syndrome - diagnostic imaging Inappropriate ADH Syndrome - virology Infections Magnetic Resonance Imaging Middle Aged Pain Secretion Skin Speech Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone hypersecretion TROPICAL MEDICINE Vector-borne diseases Viruses
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Zusammenfassung:	The symptoms of chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection include fever, headache, muscle aches, skin rash, and polyarthralgia, characterized by intense pain, edema, and temporary functional impairment. This is the first report of encephalitis caused by CHIKV infection associated with an atypical presentation of syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion, evolving to cognitive impairment and apraxia of speech.
ISSN:	0037-8682 1678-9849 1678-9849 0037-8682
DOI:	10.1590/0037-8682-0434-2016