What is the chloroquine dose in arthralgia due to chikunguniya?
Treatment There is no specific treatment for Chikungunya. The illness is usually self-limiting and will resolve with time. Symptomatic treatment is recommended after excluding other more dangerous diseases. Vaccine trials were carried out in 2000, but funding for the project was discontinued [4] and there is no vaccine currently available. A serological test for Chikungunya is available from the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Possible role for chloroquine in the treatment of Chikungunya: There is an interesting dialogue, mostly in French, about the possible use of chloroquine in the treatment of the arthralgia associated with Chikungunya. 1. A paper published in South Africa in 1984 concerning 10 cases of Chikungunya showed some effect of CQ in treating the symptoms of arthritis. Brighton SW. Chloroquine phosphate treatment of chronic Chikungunya arthritis. An open pilot study. S Afr Med J 1984 Aug 11;66(6):217-8. The abstract of the paper: “Over 12% of patients who co
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