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- Title
Characteristics and Treatment of Chronic Chikungunya Virus: Comment on the Article by Chang et al.
- Authors
Sharma, Shefali K.; Adarsh, M. B.; Trivedi, Preksha; Reddy, Manod; Singh, Mini P.; Dhir, Varun; Sehgal, Shobha; Jain, Sanjay
- Abstract
The authors present a study focusing on several chikungunya patients in India. Topics discussed include the common symptoms found in the study, including arthralgia, fever and rash; the debilitating pain reported by patients in the study and the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs' (NSAIDs) lack of effectiveness in treatment; and the use of methotrexate for treatment.
- Subjects
PHYTOTHERAPY; METHOTREXATE; NONSTEROIDAL anti-inflammatory agents; PREDNISONE; CHLOROQUINE; ANTIRHEUMATIC agents; IBUPROFEN; ACETAMINOPHEN; CHRONIC diseases; ENZYME-linked immunosorbent assay; PUBLIC health; RHEUMATOID arthritis; SEROLOGY; SYMPTOMS; CHIKUNGUNYA; JOINT pain; DISEASE complications; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Arthritis & Rheumatology, 2018, Vol 70, Issue 11, p1890
- ISSN
2326-5191
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/art.40673