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Indian Pediatr 2011;49: 252

Cutaneous Manifestations of Chikungunya Fever: Significance?


Viroj Wiwanitkit,

Wiwanitkit House, Bangkhae, Bangkok, Thailand.
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The recent publication on cutaneous manifestations of Chikungunya fever is very interesting [1]. I have some concerns on this report. First, I agree with the finding of Seetharam, et al. that there are many cutaneous disorder in their case series. However, the question is whether these manifestations are real clinical manifestation of Chikungunya fever or they are only accidental co-incidences. There was no exclusion for other causes of the identified cutaneous lesions. Indeed, some manifestations such as psoriasis should not be the direct lesions. In addition, I would like to discuss on the use of the patient’ picture in the journal. The blinded of picture face and eyes might be applied (such as in Fig. 1 a in this report).

Reference

1. Seetharam KA, Sridevik K, Vidyasagar P. Cutaneous manifestations of Chikungunya fever. Indian Pediatr. 2012;49:51-3.

 

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