Nasal Skin Necrosis: An Unexpected New Finding in Severe Chikungunya Fever

Nasal Skin Necrosis: An Unexpected New Finding in Severe Chikungunya Fever

Three adult Venezuelan patients with virologically confirmed Chikungunya fever, who developed extensive acute nasal skin necrosis early in the course of a life-threatening illness characterized by shock and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, are discussed. One patient survived and fully recovered....

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical infectious diseases 2016-01, Vol.62 (1), p.78-81
Hauptverfasser: Torres, Jaime R., Córdova, Leopoldo G., Saravia, Víctor, Arvelaez, Joanne, Castro, Julio S.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Adult
Aged
BRIEF REPORTS
Chikungunya Fever - complications
Fatal Outcome
Humans
Middle Aged
Necrosis - etiology
Necrosis - pathology
Nose - pathology
Nose Diseases - etiology
Nose Diseases - pathology
Skin diseases
Skin Diseases - etiology
Skin Diseases - pathology
Venezuela
Viral infections
Virology
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Zusammenfassung:Three adult Venezuelan patients with virologically confirmed Chikungunya fever, who developed extensive acute nasal skin necrosis early in the course of a life-threatening illness characterized by shock and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, are discussed. One patient survived and fully recovered. Nasal necrosis has not previously been associated with the disease.
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1093/cid/civ718