Question
Young patient with fever, arthralgia,headache and is on NSAIDs,and has macules over the nose image is given
A. Chikungunya
B. Measles
C. Dengue
D. Fixed drug reactions
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Answer- A. Chikungunya
Symptoms of the disease include:
- Fever
- A petechial or maculopapular rash of the trunk and occasionally the limbs
- Arthralgia or arthritis affecting multiple joints.
- The pain associated with CHIKV infection of the joints persists for weeks or months.
- Typical macules over the nose.
- Typically, the fever lasts for two days and then ends abruptly.
- Ocular inflammation may present as iridocyclitis and have retinal lesions as well.
- Pedal edema (swelling of legs) is observed in many patients.