Chikungunya Virus Infection and Acute Elevation of Serum Prostate-Specific Antigen. (17th June 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Aiken, William Derval; Anzinger, Joshua J.
• Other Names: Pavlovich Christian Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Case reports in urology. Volume 2015(2015)
• Publication Date: 2015-06-17
• Subjects: Urology -- Periodicals; Urology -- Case studies -- Periodicals; Genitourinary organs -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Urologic Diseases; Genitourinary organs -- Diseases; Urology; Periodicals; Case studies; Periodicals; 616.6005
• DOI: 10.1155/2015/120535
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2090-696X

Abstract

Abstract : A man with prostate cancer on a regime of active surveillance had a laboratory-confirmed acute Chikungunya virus infection. The patient experienced a sudden increase in serum Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) during the acute illness that caused him anxiety and confounded interpretation of the PSA test. Six weeks after the onset of Chikungunya Fever symptoms, the elevated serum PSA returned to baseline. The association of Chikungunya Fever and elevated serum PSA may result in misinterpretation of the PSA test, triggering unnecessary prostate biopsy or other management errors.