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DA PONTE ROJAS, María Noemí; MONTIEL CENTURION, Judith Nelsi; CONTRERAS, Claudia Romina  y  ALDAMA CABALLERO, Arnaldo Benjamín Feliciano. Erythroderma after Chikungunya infection: a diagnostic challenge. Rev. Nac. (Itauguá) [online]. 2024, vol.16, n.3, pp.237-244. ISSN 2072-8174.  https://doi.org/10.18004/rdn2024.dic.03.237.244.

Exfoliative dermatitis is a severe cutaneous inflammatory syndrome characterized by generalized erythema and scaling over more than 90 % of the body. This syndrome can be the final stage of various dermatological diseases or the beginning of certain pathologies such as psoriasis, which is the most common cause. Febrile illnesses are cause of psoriasis exacerbations. It is believed that the virus acts as a superantigen and activates cellular immunity causing immunological changes with varied symptoms in predisposed individuals. We present the case of a male patient who presented with a severe form of psoriasis after chikungunya infection.

Palabras clave : psoriasis; chikungunya fever; exfoliative dermatitis.

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