Jaheersha Pakran, Mamatha George, Najeeba Riyaz, Riyaz Arakkal, Sandhya George, Uma Rajan, Anza Khader, Sumi Thomas, Rahima Abdurahman, Saritha Sasidharanpillai, Lekha Thumbayil
BACKGROUND: Chikungunya (CHIK) is an emerging viral disease with a myriad of cutaneous manifestations. AIMS: The aim of our study was to document the morphology and evolution of skin lesions in cases presenting with fever, purpuric macules and vesiculobullous lesions, to confirm its causative relationship with CHIK, and to investigate further in order to delineate possible mechanisms of bulla formation in these cases. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A prospective, descriptive hospital-based study was carried out at a tertiary health care centre in Kerala...
January 2011: International Journal of Dermatology