Keimyung Medical Journal  2017;36(1):58-64

Two Cases of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Manifested with Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Successfully Treated with Steroids.

Yoon Jung KIM 1 ; So Hyun BAE ; Hye Jin JUNG ; Sang Ah LEE ; Min Jung KIM ; Hyun Ha CHANG ; Shin Woo KIM ; Su Jeong KIM ; Jong Myung LEE

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Keywords

Fever; Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis; Steroids; Thrombocytopenia

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is an emerging and potentially life-threatening tick-borne virus disease in Korea. It can be presented with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) as severe complicated cases. Here, we report two cases of SFTS associated HLH patients fully recovered with steroids and conservative treatment, even though they had high risk factors of poor prognosis.