Neonatal chikungunya with facial pigmentation and encephalitis

Abstract

Neonatal Chikungunya infection in postnatal period is a rare entity. Clinical presentation varies from a simple febrile illness with or without centrofacial hyperpigmentation to symptoms like poor feeding, lethargy, apnea and seizures. Here, we report a case where chikungunya infection was suspected and confirmed by IgM serology, which was positive in the baby and negative in mother.