Zika virus and arthritis/arthralgia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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Dengue, chikungunya and Zika viruses share similar disease features, rendering them difficult to distinguish clinically. Incapacitating arthralgia/arthritis is a specific manifestation associated with chikungunya virus infection. However, the profile of arthralgia/arthritis in Zika virus (ZIKV) cases has not been well characterized. Articles were extracted from PubMed and Scopus databases reporting original data from patients with arthralgia/arthritis, according to the Cochrane Collaboration. Following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines, 137 articles reporting ZIKV-associated joint symptoms were reviewed. Arthralgia was more frequently reported (n = 124 from case studies, n = 1779 from population-based studies) than arthritis (n = 7 and n = 121, respectively). Arthralgia was resolved in <1 week in 54%, and within 1-2 weeks in 40% of cases. The meta-analysis of cases in population-based studies identified a pooled prevalence of 53.55% for arthralgia. The pooled prevalence of arthralgia/arthritis during outbreaks depended on the geographic location, with a higher joint symptom burden observed in the Americas compared to South East Asia (Brazil: 60.79%; Puerto Rico: 68.89% and South East Asia: 26.46%). We conclude that non-specific constitutional arthralgia is the most common joint manifestation during ZIKV infection, being present in nearly half of cases but resolving by two weeks in >90% of these. We found no evidence of chronic rheumatic manifestations following ZIKV infection.

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Wimalasiri-Yapa, B. M. C. R., Yapa, H. E., Huang, X., Hafner, L. M., Kenna, T. J., & Frentiu, F. D. (2020, October 1). Zika virus and arthritis/arthralgia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Viruses. MDPI AG. https://doi.org/10.3390/v12101137

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