Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Presenting with Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis.

Author: Jongmin LEE ¹ ; Gyeongmin JEONG ; Ji Hun LIM ; Hawk KIM ; Sun Whan PARK ; Won Ja LEE ; Jae Bum JUN
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1. Department of Internal Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, Korea. uvgotletter@hanmail.net
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome; Bunyavirus; Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
MeSH: Aged; Central Nervous System; Farmers; Fever*; Humans; Lymphohistiocytosis, Hemophagocytic*; Male; Orthobunyavirus; Phlebovirus; Thrombocytopenia*; Tick-Borne Diseases
From:Infection and Chemotherapy 2016;48(4):338-341
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is an emerging tick-borne disease caused by the newly discovered SFTS Bunyavirus, and there have been no case reports of SFTS patients presenting with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) in the English literature. We report a case of SFTS presenting with HLH in a 73-year-old immunocompetent male farmer. Although the patient had poor prognostic factors for SFTS, such as old age and central nervous system symptoms, he recovered fully with supportive care.