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GONZALEZ-GALVAN, LM et al. Transverse myelitis associated to chikungunya virus infection. Med. interna Méx. [online]. 2017, vol.33, n.1, pp.109-115. ISSN 0186-4866.

Chikungunya virus is presented as a triad of symptoms: fever, rash and joint pain in humans. Chikungunya name was derived from debilitating joint pain in African populations during an outbreak in 1952-1953, in what is now known as Tanzania. The local word chikungunya means that which bends up as a result of the stooped posture secondary to pain caused by the disease. Infection due to chikungunya virus is usually a self-limiting disease. It may manifest as encephalopathy, encephalitis, myocarditis, hepatitis and multiple organ failure, but few cases have been reported with the central nervous system disease with a mortality of 10% in this group of patients. The neurological complications reported include encephalitis, myopathy, neuropathy and polyneuropathy.

Palavras-chave : transverse myelitis; chikungunya.