Chronic Joint Pain 3 Years after Chikungunya Virus Infection Largely Characterized by Relapsing-remitting Symptoms.
Sarah R TritschLiliana EncinalesNelly PachecoAndres CadenaCarlos CureElizabeth McMahonHugh WatsonAlexandra Porras RamirezAlejandro Rico MendozaGuangzhao LiKunal KhuranaJuan Jose Jaller-RaadStella Mejia CastilloOnaldo Barrios TabordaAlejandro Jaller-CharLil Avendaño EchavezDennys JiménezAndres Gonzalez CobaMagda Alarcon GomezDores Ariza OrozcoEyda BravoVictor MartinezBrenda GuerraGary SimonGary S FiresteinAileen Y ChangPublished in: The Journal of rheumatology (2019)
To our knowledge, this is the first report to describe persistent joint pain and stiffness 40 months after viral infection. The high frequency of chronic disease highlights the need to develop prevention and treatment methods. Further studies should be conducted to understand the similarities between post-chikungunya joint pain and rheumatoid arthritis.
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