Chikungunya virus (CHIK) infection: management

Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .

Chikungunya virus (CHIK) infection: management. It is an RNA alpha virus. Fully referenced neurology checklist.

Virology

  • It is an RNA alpha virus
  • It is an arbovirus of the family Togaviridae
  • Affected areas are Africa and the Indian subcontinent
  • It is transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes

Blood investigations

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Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis: features

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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain

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Treatment

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References

  1. Chandak NH, Kashyap RS, Kabra D, et al. Neurological complications of chikungunya virus infection. Neurol India 2009; 57:177-180.
  2. Mahto SK, Gupta PK, Singh A, Meena RC. Atypical neurological manifestations of chikungunya fever: two case reports. Indian J Crit Care Med 2018; 22:306-308.
  3. Khatri H, Shah H, Roy D, Tripathi KM. A case report on chikungunya virus-associated encephalomyelitis. Case Rep Infect Dis 2018; 2018:8904753.
  4. Jain RS, Khan I, Khandelwal K, Saini PK, Chaudhary R. Chikungunya encephalitis presenting as a brainstem syndrome and "boomerang" sign. Neurol India 2018; 66:578-580.
  5. Nobrega PR, Junior PH, Galdino GS, Dias DA, Castro JDV. "Glass Eel" Sign in Chikungunya Myelopathy. Neurology 2023; 100:824-825. 
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