Zika Virus in an American Recreational Traveler.

Abstract

We report the case of a 48-year-old American traveler who presented to our clinic with diffuse rash, malaise, fatigue, fever, arthralgia, low back pain, and bilateral exudative conjunctivitis. The patient had an extensive vaccination and travel history: most notable for prior receipt of yellow fever vaccine; extensive travel or residence in areas endemic for dengue, chikungunya, and West Nile virus; and recent travel to French Polynesia. Clinical and laboratory findings were consistent with Zika virus (ZIKV) infection. Our report highlights the need to include ZIKV in the differential diagnosis, especially in febrile patients with a rash returning from endemic areas.

• Authors: Dyan J Summers, Rebecca Wolfe Acosta, Alberto M Acosta
• Journal: Journal of travel medicine (J Travel Med) 2015 Sep-Oct Vol. 22 Issue 5 Pg. 338-40 ISSN: 1708-8305 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 25996909 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
• Copyright: © 2015 International Society of Travel Medicine.

Chemical References

• Antibodies, Viral
• Immunoglobulin M
• RNA, Viral

Topics

• Animals
• Antibodies, Viral (blood)
• Humans
• Immunoglobulin M (blood)
• Insect Vectors (virology)
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Polynesia
• RNA, Viral (isolation & purification)
• Travel
• United States
• Zika Virus (isolation & purification)
• Zika Virus Infection (blood, diagnosis, immunology)