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KMID : 0882420160900030262
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Korean Journal of Medicine
2016 Volume.90 No. 3 p.262 ~ p.265
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Chikungunya Virus Infection after Traveling to Surinam, South America
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장회수:Jang Hoe-Soo
정종훈:Chung Jong-Hun/김조아:Kim Jo-A/한선애:Han Sun-Ae/윤나라:Yun Na-Ra/김동민:Kim Dong-Min
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Abstract
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Chikungunya infection is caused by an arbovirus transmitted by the Aedes mosquito. A 19-year-old man who had traveled to the Republic of Surinam to perform volunteer work complained of a fever, arthralgia, articular stiffness, and a skin rash on both the arm and trunk. Chikungunya fever was diagnosed using a Chikungunya virus specific IgM antibody in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using blood samples obtained during follow-up visits. In this report, we describe a case of imported Chikungunya fever that presented with arthralgia and a skin rash, with islands of normal skin, that occurred following travel to Surinam, South America.
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KEYWORD
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Chikungunya virus, Travel, Aedes
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