Misdiagnosis of Chikungunya Virus Infection: Comparison of Old and Younger Adults.

Lidvine GodaertSeendy BartholetYannick GazeuseYannick BrousteFatiha NajioullahLukshe KanagaratnamRaymond CésaireJean-Luc FanonMoustapha Dramé

Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2018)

Misdiagnosis of CVI during an epidemic is statistically more frequent in older than younger adults because clinical presentation is often atypical in older adults. Specific diagnostic tools for older adults and better awareness of ED physicians of different presentations in different age groups could help to reduce the rate of misdiagnosis of CVI in the ED.

Keyphrases

physical activity
emergency department
primary care
zika virus
community dwelling
aedes aegypti
clinical evaluation