Hyperpigmentation and chikungunya fever*
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Chikungunya infection in neonates.
We describe two neonates in whom chikungunya infection was confirmed by RNA PCR. Important clinical features include apnea, fever, erythematous maculo-papular rash and generalized hyperpigmentation.
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