TY - JOUR
T1 - Chikungunya virus-associated death in Malaysia
AU - Sam, I. C.
AU - Kamarulzaman, A.
AU - Ong, G. S.Y.
AU - Veriah, R. S.
AU - Ponnampalavanar, S.
AU - Chan, Y. F.
AU - AbuBakar, S.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-borne alphavirus which causes fever, rash, and arthralgia. In the past, life-threatening complications were very rarely reported. However, during the recent worldwide outbreaks, there have been several reports of unusually severe complications and deaths. Malaysia is experiencing a nationwide outbreak of CHIKV, with over 10 000 patients affected since April 2008. We report the first case of culture-confirmed CHIKV-associated death in Malaysia, in a patient with fever, rash, acute exacerbation of pre-existing heart failure, rhabdomyolysis, and multiple organ failure. CHIKV infections may cause atypical, severe or fatal presentations.
AB - Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-borne alphavirus which causes fever, rash, and arthralgia. In the past, life-threatening complications were very rarely reported. However, during the recent worldwide outbreaks, there have been several reports of unusually severe complications and deaths. Malaysia is experiencing a nationwide outbreak of CHIKV, with over 10 000 patients affected since April 2008. We report the first case of culture-confirmed CHIKV-associated death in Malaysia, in a patient with fever, rash, acute exacerbation of pre-existing heart failure, rhabdomyolysis, and multiple organ failure. CHIKV infections may cause atypical, severe or fatal presentations.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 20962735
AN - SCOPUS:77957658044
SN - 0127-5720
VL - 27
SP - 343
EP - 347
JO - Tropical Biomedicine
JF - Tropical Biomedicine
IS - 2
ER -