COVID-19 Masquerading as Chikungunya Fever

Abstract

The COVID-19 outbreak is an unprecedented global public health challenge. It has a myriad of clinical presentations including fever, cough, vomiting, and diarrhea. Here, we present a unique case of COVID-19, with an atypical presentation of arthralgias and false-positive results for the chikungunya virus. By highlighting the importance of this rare association, we want physicians to be vigilant in the time of this pandemic and to have a high suspicion for this novel disease.

Approach to acute febrile illness during the COVID-19 pandemic

“…Also, due to Drug Discoveries & Therapeutics Advance Publication P4 have severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection-the causative virus of COVID-19 (18,19). A similar report published by Ullah et al described a patient with COVID 19 presenting with arthralgia and a false positive chikungunya test (20). Also, considering the current endemicity of both groups of illnesses, coinfections cannot be ruled out.…”

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