TY - JOUR T1 - Zika Virus in the Joint of a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis JF - The Journal of Rheumatology JO - J Rheumatol SP - 535 LP - 535 DO - 10.3899/jrheum.160722 VL - 44 IS - 4 AU - LUIS ROIMICHER AU - ORLANDO C. FERREIRA JR. AU - MONICA B. ARRUDA AU - AMILCAR TANURI Y1 - 2017/04/01 UR - http://www.jrheum.org/content/44/4/535.abstract N2 - To the Editor:Since 2015, Brazil has experienced a major public health crisis caused by the arboviruses Zika (ZIKV) and Chikungunya (CHIKV), which are circulating along with the dengue virus1.ZIKV is now considered endemic in all Brazilian states and is currently spreading widely in South and Central America and is threatening the United States and Europe2,3. ZIKV and CHIKV share similar acute clinical presentation with arthralgia, skin rash, and fever, which also resembles other rheumatic diseases1,4. Most relevantly, ZIKV and CHIKV may complicate the clinical condition of rheumatic patients.We share here the case of a 53-year-old woman with a … Address correspondence to Dr. L. Roimicher, Department of Rheumatology–Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitário CFF, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rua Prof Rodolpho Paulo Rocco 255, 70 Andar, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. E-mail: mail-luizroimicher{at}gmail.com ER -