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

Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2017 May-Jun;50(3):417-422. doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0434-2016.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Chikungunya Fever / complications*
  • Encephalitis, Viral / diagnostic imaging*
  • Encephalitis, Viral / virology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Inappropriate ADH Syndrome / diagnostic imaging
  • Inappropriate ADH Syndrome / virology*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Middle Aged