We report nine travellers with confirmed chikungunya virus infection, returning from tourist areas of Thailand to Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Romania, Israel and France, diagnosed in January and February 2019. These sentinel tourists support the intensification of chikungunya virus circulation in Thailand and highlight the potential for importation to areas at risk of local transmission.
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Cutaneous toxicities associated with BRAF inhibitor treatment in patients with metastatic melanoma have been well described. We present a rare association of granulomatous dermatitis in association with the BRAF inhibitor vemurafenib. Three patients with metastatic melanoma all presented with asymptomatic papular eruptions 8-21 months into vemurafenib therapy.
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