Chikungunya myeloradiculopathy: A rare complication

Journal of Global Infectious Diseases

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 207-208

  Rahul, Mohana Krishnan ^a,b   Krishnamoorthy, ^c  

^a Sri Muthukumaran Medical College Hospital and Research Institute   (India)

^b Department of Internal Medicine ^*  (India)

^c Meenakshi Medical College and Research Institute   (India)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Chikungunya virus; Myeloradiculopathy

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; STEROID;

ABDOMINAL REFLEX; ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHIKUNGUNYA MYELORADICULOPATHY; DEMYELINATION; FEVER; HUMAN; JOINT LIMITATION; JOINT SWELLING; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYELORADICULOPATHY; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; REFLEX DISORDER; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

EID: 84878689333     PISSN: 0974777X     EISSN: 09748245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-777X.103898     Document Type: Article

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