Severe Manifestations of Chikungunya Fever in Children, India, 2016

Abstract

Chikungunya is a relatively benign disease, and a paucity of literature on severe manifestations in children exits. We describe a cohort of pediatric chikungunya fever patients in New Delhi, India, who had severe sepsis and septic shock, which can develop during the acute phase of illness.

Keywords

• sepsis
• septic shock
• chikungunya fever
• children
• viruses
• India