期刊论文详细信息
Emerging Infectious Diseases | |
Cerebrospinal Fluid Immunoglobulins as Potential Biomarkers of Chikungunya Encephalitis | |
关键词: chikungunya virus; CHIKV; alphavirus; humoral immune response; cerebrospinal fluid; meningitis/encephalitis; | |
DOI : 10.3201/eid2405.171763 | |
来源: DOAJ |
【 摘 要 】
Chikungunya virus causes fever and severe polyarthritis or arthralgia and is associated with neurologic manifestations that are sometimes challenging to diagnose. We demonstrate intrathecal synthesis of chikungunya antibodies in a patient with a history of acute infection complicated by encephalitis. The specificity of the intracerebral immune response supports early chikungunya-associated encephalitis diagnosis.
【 授权许可】
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