Group B for other arbovirus infections. A self-limited disease characterised by arthritis or arthralgia lasting from days to months and primarily affecting the wrist, knee, ankle and small joints of the extremities.
Prolonged symptoms are common.
In some cases, there may be remissions and exacerbations of decreasing intensity for years. Buccal and palatal enanthema may occur. The rash resolves within seven to 10 days, followed by a fine desquamation. Cervical lymphadenopathy occurs frequently, and parasthesiae and tenderness of palms and soles are present in a small percentage of cases. Fever is commonly absent.