Abstract：
BACKGROUND:Mayaro virus is endemic in South America and sporadic outbreaks have been described. It causes a dengue-like febrile illness accompanied by severe and long-lasting polyarthralgias. Outside endemic regions, however, the disease is not well known and can be misdiagnosed as dengue. International travellers are at risk to acquire Mayaro virus and due to increased worldwide travel infectious disease specialists need to be aware of such rare clinical entities. CASE PRESENTATION:We report the first Mayaro virus infection imported into Germany. A 20-year-old woman developed fever, myalgia, maculopapular rash, and polyarthralgias following a 10-day trip in the Rurrenabaque region of Bolivia. Severe polyarthralgias persisted for 5 months and were treated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Serological analysis demonstrated Mayaro virus-specific-IgM and -IgG antibodies two months after onset of symptoms. Except for CXCL8/IL-8 other proinflammatory chemokines and cytokines were unremarkable at this time. CONCLUSIONS:Dissemination of knowledge on rare disease might improve patient management. Understanding the inherent features of Mayaro virus infection and how the virus interacts with its host are essential for optimal patient care and therapy.
journal_name
BMC Infect Disjournal_title
BMC infectious diseasesauthors
Theilacker C,Held J,Allering L,Emmerich P,Schmidt-Chanasit J,Kern WV,Panning Mdoi
10.1186/1471-2334-13-369subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2013-08-08 00:00:00pages
369issn
1471-2334pii
1471-2334-13-369journal_volume
13pub_type
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