TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Viral Arthritis
A1  - Yazdany, Jinoos
A1  - Manno, Rebecca L.
A2  - Papadakis, Maxine A.
A2  - McPhee, Stephen J.
A2  - Rabow, Michael W.
A2  - McQuaid, Kenneth R.
PY  - 2022
T2  - Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2022
AB  - Arthralgias  occur  frequently  in  the  course  of  acute  infections  with  many  viruses,  but  frank  arthritis  is  uncommon  with  the  notable  exceptions  of  acute  parvovirus  B19  infection  and  Chikungunya  fever.  Parvovirus  B19  causes  an  acute  polyarthritis  in  50–60%  of  adult  cases  (infected  children  develop  the  febrile  exanthem  known  as  “slapped  cheek  fever”).  The  arthritis  can  mimic  rheumatoid  arthritis  but  is  almost  always  self-limited  and  resolves  within  several  weeks.  The  diagnosis  is  established  by  the  presence  of  IgM  antibodies  specific  for  parvovirus  B19.  Chikungunya  fever  is  an  arthropod-borne  viral  infection  that  is  endemic  to  West  Africa  but  has  spread  to  multiple  locations  including  the  Indian  Ocean  islands,  the  Caribbean  and  Central  and  Latin  America.  Clinical  manifestations  include  high  fever,  rash,  and  incapacitating  bone  pain.  Acute  polyarthralgia  and  polyarthritis  are  common  and  can  persist  for  months  or  years.  For  Chikungunya-associated  chronic  arthritis,  treatment  with  methotrexate  or  other  DMARD  agents  may  be  an  option.  
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PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/18
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1184193562
ER  -