Chronic Chikungunya Arthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis: What They Have in Common
Amaral JK, Bilsborrow JB, Schoen RT. Chronic Chikungunya Arthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis: What They Have in Common. The American Journal Of Medicine 2019, 133: e91-e97. PMID: 31705850, PMCID: PMC7385732, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2019.10.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic chikungunya arthritisChikungunya arthritisRheumatoid arthritisChikungunya virusAcute febrile illnessAcute illnessFebrile illnessHigh feverInflammatory arthritisMaculopapular rashAcute infectionInfectious causesClinical manifestationsInflammatory processChikungunya feverArthritisFamily TogaviridaeGenus AlphavirusPatientsFeverBetter diagnosisIllnessSignificant proportionRNA virusesVirusBrief report: the disability of chronic chikungunya arthritis
Amaral JK, Bilsborrow JB, Schoen RT. Brief report: the disability of chronic chikungunya arthritis. Clinical Rheumatology 2019, 38: 2011-2014. PMID: 30963336, PMCID: PMC7400963, DOI: 10.1007/s10067-019-04529-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChikungunya feverHealth Assessment Questionnaire Disability IndexPain visual analog scaleChronic chikungunya arthritisHAQ-DI scoresVisual analog scaleSpectrum of painChikungunya arthritisDisability IndexRheumatology clinicRheumatic diseasesAnalog scaleArthritic painDisability levelCCA patientsModerate disabilityPatientsPainEntire groupArthritisMean scoreDisabilityScoresUrgent needMorbidity