The First Case of Non-retrospective Clinical Identification of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Patient in 2013 in South Korea
Journal of Bacteriology and Virology
; : 155-158, 2015.
Article
in English
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-194335
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WPRO
ABSTRACT
In this study, we report the first clinically identified case of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) in a 73-year old man from Jeju Island, South Korea. Although his initial manifestation suggested tsutsugamushi disease with cutaneous lesion, later the patient presented with symptoms characteristic of SFTS. Despite intensive medical therapies upon the clinical diagnosis of SFTS, patient's condition rapidly deteriorated. SFTS is a fatal disease that requires early diagnosis and appropriate supportive treatment.
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Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Thrombocytopenia
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Scrub Typhus
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Early Diagnosis
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Diagnosis
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Fever
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Korea
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Screening study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Bacteriology and Virology
Year:
2015
Document type:
Article