Encephalitis associated with inappropriate antidiuretic  hormone secretion due to chikungunya infection  in Recife, State of Pernambuco, Brazil

Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisa Aggeu Magalhães. Departamento de Imunologia. Recife, PE, Brasil.
Universidade de Pernambuco. Pronto Socorro Cardiológico de Pernambuco. Recife, PE, Brasil.
Hospital Santa Joana. Recife, PE, Brasil.
Hospital Santa Joana. Recife, PE, Brasil.
Universidade de Pernambuco. Departamento de Radiologia. Recife, PE, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisa Aggeu Magalhães. Departamento de Virologia. Recife, PE, Brasil.
Universidade de Pernambuco. Departamento de Medicina Interna. Recife, PE, Brasil.

Abstract

The symptoms of chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection include fever, headache, muscle aches, skin rash, and polyarthralgia, characterized by intense pain, edema, and temporary functional impairment. This is the first report of encephalitis caused by CHIKV infection associated with an atypical presentation of syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion, evolving to cognitive impairment and apraxia of speech.

Keywords

CHIKV
Encephalitis
Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone hypersecretion

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Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

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LUCENA-SILVA, N. et al.. Encephalitis associated with inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion due to chikungunya infection in Recife, State of Pernambuco, Brazil. Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, v. 50, n. 3, p. 417–422, maio 2017.

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10.1590/0037-8682-0434-201

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1678-9849

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