Nelson Joanna, Waggoner Jesse J, Sahoo Malaya K, Grant Philip M, Pinsky Benjamin A
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA.
Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA.
J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Sep;52(9):3459-61. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01288-14. Epub 2014 Jun 23.
Febrile travelers from countries with unique endemic pathogens pose a significant diagnostic challenge. In this report, we describe the case of a Tongan man presenting with fever, rash, and altered mental status. The diagnosis of Chikungunya encephalitis was made using a laboratory-developed real-time RT-PCR and serologic testing.
来自有独特地方性病原体国家的发热旅行者带来了重大的诊断挑战。在本报告中，我们描述了一名汤加男子出现发热、皮疹和精神状态改变的病例。基孔肯雅热脑炎的诊断是通过实验室开发的实时逆转录聚合酶链反应和血清学检测做出的。
