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Climate Change and Human Health Literature Portal Arbovirus rash in the febrile returning traveler as a diagnostic clue

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Author(s):
Wong E, Suárez JA, Naranjo L, Castrejón-Alba MM
Year:
2021
Journal:
Current Tropical Medicine Reports: 1-8
Abstract:

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This review aims to describe briefly the general information of arboviruses dengue, Zika, and chikungunya infections and emphasize the clinical manifestations of each, to help identify and make a quick diagnosis of each. RECENT FINDINGS: The most relevant advances in the study of these arboviruses' infections have been in the epidemiological distribution, mainly due to international travel, migration, and climate change; in the clinical manifestations of these diseases, the development of clinical decision-making software, which can help improve the management and outcomes of these patients; and in the prevention of this disease. SUMMARY: Although arboviruses infections constitute a clinical challenge for the attending physician in the scope of a febrile returning traveler, a thorough clinical history and exam can help to aid diagnostic reasoning. The characteristics of the rash are a very helpful clue in the evaluation of these patients. Currently, there are clinical decision aid tools that help to get the diagnosis more quickly.

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    General Exposure
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    Tropical
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    Global or Unspecified Location
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    Infectious Disease
    • Infectious Disease: Vectorborne Disease
      • Vectorborne Disease: Mosquito-borne Disease
        • Mosquito-borne Disease: Chikungunya, Dengue, Zika
        Mosquito-borne Disease
      Vectorborne Disease
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    Adaptation, Vulnerable Population
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      • Other Vulnerable Population, Specify: Travelers
      Other Vulnerable Population, Specify
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