Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Presenting with Rhabdomyolysis.

Author: Min Gu KIM ¹ ; Jiwon JUNG ; Sang Bum HONG ; Sang Oh LEE ; Sang Ho CHOI ; Yang Soo KIM ; Jun Hee WOO ; Sung Han KIM
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1. Department of Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. kimsunghanmd@hotmail.com
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome; Rhabdomyolysis; Acute renal failure
MeSH: Acute Kidney Injury; Azotemia; Farmers; Female; Fever*; Humans; Leukopenia; Middle Aged; Myalgia; Myoglobinuria; Rhabdomyolysis*; Thrombocytopenia*
From:Infection and Chemotherapy 2017;49(1):68-71
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is an emerging febrile illness. While many kinds of severe complications including acute renal failure have been reported, rhabdomyolysis is rarely reported in association with SFTS. A 54-year-old female farmer was admitted with fever and diffuse myalgia. Laboratory finding showed thrombocytopenia, leukopenia, azotemia, extremely elevated muscle enzyme levels and myoglobinuria. We describe a fatal case of rhabdomyolysis with acute renal failure complicated by SFTS.