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Indian Pediatr 2011;49: 252
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Cutaneous Manifestations of Chikungunya Fever:
Significance?
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Viroj Wiwanitkit,
Wiwanitkit House, Bangkhae, Bangkok, Thailand.
Email: [email protected]
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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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