Clinical features and significance of coagulation dysfunction in severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome
10.3760/cma.j.cn112138-20211013-00702
- VernacularTitle:发热伴血小板减少综合征凝血功能异常的临床特征及意义
- Author:
Ling XU
1
;
Hua WANG
;
Boyun LIANG
;
Tong WANG
;
Xin ZHENG
;
Cheng PENG
Author Information
1. 华中科技大学同济医学院附属协和医院感染科，武汉432200
- Keywords:
Hemorrhagic fevers, viral;
Fever;
Thrombocytopenia;
Hemorrhage;
Disseminated intravascular coagulation
- From:
Chinese Journal of Internal Medicine
2022;61(7):793-796
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
To analyze the changes of coagulation function in severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) and its relationship with thrombocytopenia, and to explore its value as an early predictor of the severity of SFTS. The clinical data of 428 SFTS patients (70 deaths and 358 survivors) admitted to the Department of Infectious Disease at Wuhan Union Hospital from January 2014 to July 2020 were retrospectively analyzed. The differences of coagulation parameters and disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) scores between the two groups were compared. The results showed that abnormal coagulation function was commonly presented in SFTS patients. Bleeding was more frequent in mortality group (41.4% vs. 26.5%). The D-dimer levels in mortality patients were significantly higher above normal range. Activated partial thrombin time (APTT) and thrombin time (TT) were significantly prolonged. The levels of prothrombin time (PT), TT, APTT, international standardized ratio (INR) and D-dimer between mortality group and survival group started to separate from day 5-6. The difference of fibrinogen (FIB) level developed on day 7-8, while platelet counts between the two groups were significant different from day 9-10. The mortality rate increased according to the increase of baseline DIC score. When DIC score reached 6, the mortality rate surged to 66.67%. Excessive platelet consumption is mediated by significant coagulation abnormalities during disease course, and coagulation parameters are more sensitive than platelet count as an early predictor of severe SFTS.
