Severe bullous skin lesions associated with Chikungunya virus infection in small infants.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to describe a pediatric case series of Chikungunya infection associated with extensive bullous skin lesions, a severe and unknown form of the disease, during the 2005-2006 outbreak in La Réunion Island.

Materials And Methods: Retrospective descriptive hospital-based study in children presenting blisters > or = 10% of total body surface area with laboratory-confirmed Chikungunya infection.

Results: Eight boys and five girls with a mean age of 3.