[Acute polyarthritis after a stay in the Caribbean].

Abstract

A 59-year-old female patient presented with acute polyarthritis after a holiday in the Caribbean. In addition, constitutional symptoms as well as myalgia and arthralgia were reported. Imaging demonstrated synovitis of the wrist and fingers without erosive changes. Immunoserological findings were normal with no evidence of autoimmune disease or vasculitis. Further evaluation revealed serological evidence of chikungunya virus infection.