Management of acute-stage chikungunya disease: Contribution of ultrasonographic joint examination.

Objective: Chikungunya (CHIKV) is an arbovirus that causes acute, debilitating polyarthritis. Its diagnosis can be difficult for clinicians not used to managing joint diseases or detecting synovitis. Joint Doppler ultrasonography (DUS) is a simple, non-invasive examination, able to visualize synovitis.

Brief Report: Management of Chronic Post-Chikungunya Rheumatic Disease: The Martinican Experience.

Objective: To describe chronic chikungunya manifestations seen during the outbreak in the Caribbean from December 2013 to January 2015.

Methods: Patients were seen at our center, the only rheumatology department in Martinique Island, and were examined by a senior rheumatologist using a standard care report form. Chikungunya was diagnosed collectively based on consensus among all clinicians.