Adult onset still’s disease and pigment cast nephropathytriggered by Chikungunya virus

Erika-Paola Navarro; Iván Posso-Osorio; Juan Naranjo-Escobar; Pablo-Andrés Moncada; Carlos A. Jimenez; Gabriel J. Tobón

doi:10.15171/jnp.2019.11

J Nephropathol. 2019;8(1): e11.
doi: 10.15171/jnp.2019.11

Scopus ID: 85065989258

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Case Report

Adult onset still’s disease and pigment cast nephropathytriggered by Chikungunya virus

Erika-Paola Navarro ¹, Iván Posso-Osorio ¹, Juan Naranjo-Escobar ¹, Pablo-Andrés Moncada ², Carlos A. Jimenez ³, Gabriel J. Tobón ^1,4^*

¹ GIRAT: Grupo de investigación en Reumatología, Autoinmunidad y Medicina Traslational, Universidad Icesi, Fundación Valle del Lili, Cali, Colombia
² Infectious Diseases Unit, Fundación Valle Del Lili, Cali, Colombia
³ Pathology Unit, Fundación Valle Del Lili, Cali, Colombia
⁴ Laboratory of Immunology, Fundación Valle Del Lili, Cali, Colombia

*Corresponding Author: Email: gtobon1@yahoo.com

Abstract

Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education:

Despite Chikungunya virus was considered a benign illness, it is very important to recall thatsevere atypical manifestations can occur generating high morbidity rates. Early detection ofthese complications may help clinicians to improve clinical outcomes.

Keywords: Cast nephropathy, Chikungunya virus, Adult-onset Still’s disease

Please cite this paper as: Navarro EP, Posso-Osorio I, Naranjo-Escobar J, Moncada PA,Jiménez CA, Tobón GJ. Adult onset still’s disease and pigment cast nephropathy triggeredby Chikungunya virus. J Nephropathol. 2019;8(1):e11. DOI: 10.15171/jnp.2019.11.