Neonatal chikungunya encephalitis

Trop Doct. 2021 Dec 23:494755211063268. doi: 10.1177/00494755211063268. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTChikungunya is a tropical viral disease and can present in the new born with perinatal transmission. Presentation usually mimics sepsis and high index of suspicion is needed for diagnosis specially at times of outbreak. Characteristic skin rash and perioral blotchy hyperpigmentation can point to diagnosis along with laboratory confirmation with RTPCR.PMID:34939861 | DOI:10.1177/00494755211063268
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