Chikungunya fever in Canada: fever and polyarthritis in a returned traveller

Kevin L. Schwartz; Aliyah Giga; Andrea K. Boggild

doi:10.1503/cmaj.130680

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Chikungunya fever in Canada: fever and polyarthritis in a returned traveller

Kevin L. Schwartz, Aliyah Giga and Andrea K. Boggild

CMAJ July 08, 2014 186 (10) 772-774; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.130680

Kevin L. Schwartz

Department of Paediatrics (Schwartz), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Infectious Diseases (Schwartz), The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont.; Workplace Safety and Insurance Board of Ontario (Giga), Toronto, Ont.; Tropical Disease Unit, Division of Infectious Diseases (Boggild), Department of Medicine, University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Laboratory Services (Boggild), Public Health Ontario, Toronto, Ont.

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For correspondence: andrea.boggild@utoronto.ca

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Box 1: Clinical features of chikungunya and dengue viral infections

Clinical feature	Chikungunya	Dengue
Fever	Common	Common
Myalgia	Possible	Common
Polyarthritis	Common	Unlikely
Retro-orbital pain	Unlikely	Common
Rash	Possible	Common
Leukopenia or thrombocytopenia	Possible	Common
Bleeding	Unlikely	Possible
Chronic symptoms	Polyarthritis for months to years is common	Fatigue for many months is common

Modified from Thiboutot et al.1

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CMAJ Jul 2014, 186 (10) 772-774; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.130680

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