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<journal-id>2664-2891</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista científica ciencias de la salud]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. cient. cienc. salud]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2664-2891</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad del Pacífico]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2664-28912025000100103</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.53732/rccsalud/2025.e7103</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Características clínico-epidemiológicas y secuelas en pacientes con Chikungunya en el Hospital Nacional de Itauguá]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Clinico-epidemiological characteristics and sequelae in patients with Chikungunya at the National Hospital of Itauguá]]></article-title>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Harder Penner]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Karen Elisabeth]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mouro Castelar]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Manuela]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Aria Zaya]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Laura Silvana]]></given-names>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad del Pacífico Facultad de Ciencias Médicas ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Asunción ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2025</year>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>7</volume>
<fpage>103</fpage>
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<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2664-28912025000100103&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2664-28912025000100103&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2664-28912025000100103&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN Introducción. El virus de Chikungunya (CHIKV) forma parte del género Alphavirus, este se transmite por el mosquito Aedes aegypti o albopictus. Los síntomas principales de esta enfermedad viral son la fiebre alta, mialgias, artralgias, cefalea y rash cutánea, un 3 a 5% son asintomáticos. Objetivo. Determinar las características clínicas, epidemiológicas y secuelas de los pacientes con Chikungunya que consultaron en el Hospital Nacional de Itauguá en el 2023. Materiales y Método. Estudio observacional descriptivo y de corte transversal. Los sujetos estudiados fueron pacientes que padecieron la enfermedad en el año 2023. Las variables fueron sociodemográficas, características clínicas. También se estudió los síntomas de alarma y secuelas de esta enfermedad viral, mediante una encuesta digital enviada por link vía WhatsApp en Google Forms. El protocolo fue aprobado por el Comité de Ética, respetando los principios éticos de la investigación. Resultado. El síntoma más frecuente entre los 130 participantes fue el dolor articular con un 96.15% y en segundo lugar fiebre con 90,77%. La mayoría de los participantes, el 67.69% no mostró síntomas de alarma. El síntoma de alarma predominante, fue el dolor abdominal. El dolor articular y/o corporal fue la secuela más frecuente, presente en el 70% de los casos, seguido por la dificultad para mover las articulaciones en un 45.38%. Conclusión. Con esto podemos concluir, que el síntoma más prevalente fue el dolor en las articulaciones. Aunque la mayoría de los pacientes no presentó algún síntoma de alarma, entre aquellos que, si presentaron, el dolor abdominal fue predominante.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT Introduction. Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) belongs to the Alphavirus genus and is transmitted by Aedes aegypti or A. albopictus mosquitoes. The main symptoms of this viral disease are high fever, myalgia, arthralgia, headache, and rash. General. The objective of this research protocol is to determine the clinical, epidemiological characteristics and sequelae of patients with Chikungunya attended at the Itauguá National Hospital in 2023. Materials and methods. The design of this research is observational, descriptive and cross-sectional. The study subjects were patients who suffered from the disease in 2023. The variables were sociodemographic, clinical characteristics. The alarm symptoms and sequelae of this viral disease were also studied through digital surveys sent by link via WhatsApp in Google Forms. Protocol approved by the Ethics Committee, respecting the ethical principles of research. Results. The most frequent symptom among the 130 participants was joint pain with 96.15% and in second place fever with 90.77%. The majority of participants, 67.69% did not show alarm symptoms. The predominant alarm symptom was abdominal pain. Joint and/or body pain was the most frequent sequela, present in 70% of cases, followed by difficulty moving the joints in 45.38%. Conclusion. With this we can conclude that the most prevalent symptom was joint pain. Although most patients did not present any alarm symptoms, among those who did present abdominal pain was predominant.]]></p></abstract>
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