Abstract

DAVALOS ORTIZ, José Carlos; SOBARZO VYSOKOLAN, Patricia María  and  JAROLIN MONTIEL, Magali Sylvia. Fever of unknown origin as a form of presentation of chikungunya fever in a young male. Rev. virtual Soc. Parag. Med. Int. [online]. 2023, vol.10, n.1, pp.118-122. ISSN 2312-3893.  https://doi.org/10.18004/rvspmi/2312-3893/2023.10.01.118.

Chikungunya fever is a viral disease first described in 1952. Sporadic outbreaks of chikungunya fever are currently reported nationwide (April 2022). We present the case of a young man with chikungunya fever in the subacute phase which presented at hospital admission as fever of unknown origin.

Keywords : chikungunya fever; dengue; zika virus infection; fever of unknown origin.

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