Title
Pan-American League of Associations for Rheumatology-Central American, Caribbean and Andean Rheumatology Association Consensus-Conference Endorsements and Recommendations on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Chikungunya-Related Inflammatory Arthropathies in Latin America
Date Issued
01 March 2019
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Monge P.
Vega J.M.
Sapag A.M.
Moreno I.
Montúfar R.
Khoury V.
Camilo P.
Rivera R.
Rueda J.C.
Jaramillo-Arroyave D.
Londoño J.
Del Carmen Ruiz M.
Fernández F.
Quintero M.
Fuentes-Silva Y.
Vallejo-Flores C.
Caballero-Uribe C.V.
Sandoval H.
Pineda C.
Publisher(s)
Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
Abstract
Background/Objective Although mortality rates related with chikungunya (CHIK) outbreaks in Latin America's (LA's) dengue-endemic rural and new urban regions are low, dealing with symptoms and sequelae can both produce a significant burden of disease and diminish quality of life-from many months to years-after the acute phase of the infection, with a significant impact on public and individual health. The aim of this work was to establish Pan-American League of Associations for Rheumatology-Central American, Caribbean and Andean Rheumatology Association (ACCAR) consensus-conference endorsements and recommendations on the diagnosis and treatment of CHIK-related inflammatory arthropathies transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus in LA. Methods Based on the Consensus Development Conference format, a panel of ACCAR rheumatologist voting members (n = 10) took part in this Pan-American League of Associations for Rheumatology initiative. Experts voted from a previous content analysis of the medical literature on CHIK, 4 subsequent topic conferences, and a workshop. Consensus represents the majority agreement (≥80%) achieved for each recommendation. Results The experts' panel reached 4 overarching principles: (1) CHIK virus (CHIKV) is a re-emergent virus transmitted by 2 species of mosquitoes: A. aegypti and A. albopictus; (2) CHIKV caused massive outbreaks in LA; (3) chronic CHIKV infection produces an inflammatory joint disease that, in some cases, can last for several months to years, and (4) currently, there are no vaccines or antivirals licensed for CHIKV infections. Recommendations Pan-American League of Associations for Rheumatology-ACCAR achieved 13 endorsements and recommendations on CHIK categorized in 3 groups: (1) epidemiology and clinical manifestations, (2) diagnosis, and (3) treatment, representing the consensus agreement from the panel's members.
Start page
101
End page
107
Volume
25
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Reumatología Virología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85058650098
PubMed ID
Source
Journal of Clinical Rheumatology
ISSN of the container
1076-1608
Sponsor(s)
The consensus-conference meeting was sponsored entirely by PANLAR—with no participation of the pharmaceutical industry—with the support of ACCAR national rheumatology societies and associations.
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