Parsonage-Turner syndrome following chikungunya virus infection: A case report

Parsonage-Turner syndrome following chikungunya virus infection: A case report

Rationale: Parsonage-Turner syndrome is a rare syndrome of unknown etiology, affecting mainly the lower motor neurons of the brachial plexus. Chikungunya fever is a mosquito-borne viral disease characterized by acute fever and polyarthritis/polyarthralgia. Patient concerns: A 54-year-old Brazilian...

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Main Authors: Luis Arthur Brasil Gadelha Farias, Marina Vasconcelos Sampaio, Antônio Carlos Delgado Sampaio, Roberto da Justa Pires Neto, Jorge Luiz Nobre Rodrigues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine
Subjects:
parsonage-turner syndrome
chikungunya virus
chikungunya fever
brachial amyotrophy
case report
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