Management of acute-stage chikungunya disease: Contribution of ultrasonographic joint examination
Objective: Chikungunya (CHIKV) is an arbovirus that causes acute, debilitating polyarthritis. Its diagnosis can be difficult for clinicians not used to managing joint diseases or detecting synovitis. Joint Doppler ultrasonography (DUS) is a simple, non-invasive examination, able to visualize synovit...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-07-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971219301602 |