Chikungunya virus infection and bilateral stromal keratouveitis
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Discussion Precise prevalence of ocular manifestations in CHIKV infection is not known but
has been reported to be rare. 3 Most often, the causal relationship between CHIKV infection
and ocular manifestations is established based on the clinical presentation. In this case, we
could provide indirect evidence including a recent history of CHIKV infection and detection
of virus in the anterior chamber. Mahendradas et al 5 recently reported a case of bilateral
iridocyclitis in a patient with a history of CHIKV infection, for whom real-time PCR results …
has been reported to be rare. 3 Most often, the causal relationship between CHIKV infection
and ocular manifestations is established based on the clinical presentation. In this case, we
could provide indirect evidence including a recent history of CHIKV infection and detection
of virus in the anterior chamber. Mahendradas et al 5 recently reported a case of bilateral
iridocyclitis in a patient with a history of CHIKV infection, for whom real-time PCR results …