Post-chikungunya chronic inflammatory rheumatism: Results from a retrospective follow-up study of 283 adult and child cases in La Virginia, Risaralda, Colombia

Objective: There are limited studies in Latin America regarding the chronic consequences of the Chikungunya virus (CHIK), such as post-CHIK chronic inflammatory rheumatism (pCHIK-CIR). We assessed the largest cohort so far of pCHIK-CIR in Latin America, at the municipality of La Virginia, Risaralda, a new endemic area of CHIK in Colombia. Methods: We conducted a cohort retrospective study in Colombia of 283 patients diagnosed with CHIK that persisted with pCHIK-CIR after a minimum of 6 weeks and up to a maximum of 26.1 weeks. pCHIK cases were identified according to validated criteria via telephone. Results: Of the total CHIK-infected subjects, 152 (53.7%) reported persistent rheumatological symptoms (pCHIK-CIR). All of these patients reported joint pains (chronic polyarthralgia, pCHIK-CPA), 49.5% morning stiffness, 40.6% joint edema, and 16.6% joint redness. Of all patients, 19.4% required and attended for care prior to the current study assessment (1.4% consulting rheumatologists).

• Autores: Bedoya Arias, Juan E.; García Robledo, Juan E.; Murillo García, David R.; Acevedo Mendoza, Wilmer F.; Montoya Arias, Cindy P.; Cardona Ospina, Jaime A.; Londoño, José J.; Chica Quintero, Laura A.; Ramírez Jaramillo, Valeria; Gil Restrepo, Andrés F.; Rodríguez Morales, Alfonso J.; Lagos Grisales, Guillermo J.; Cárdenas Pérez, Javier de Jesús; Bedoya Rendón, Hector D.; Castrillón Spitia, Juan D.
• Tipo de recurso: Article of investigation
• Fecha de publicación: 2016
• Institución: Universidad ICESI
• Repositorio: Repositorio ICESI
• Idioma: eng
• OAI Identifier: oai:repository.icesi.edu.co:10906/81426
• Acceso en línea: https://f1000researchdata.s3.amazonaws.com/manuscripts/9079/9b45b18f-211e-459f-a806-1180ad40bd17_8235_-_alfonso_rodriguez-morales__v2.pdf?doi=10.12688/f1000research.8235.2; http://hdl.handle.net/10906/81426
• Palabra clave: Ciencias socio biomédicas; Medical sciences; Chikungunya; Virus; Artritis; Dolor - Muscular; Dolor - Cabeza; Fiebre
• Rights: openAccess
• License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/