A Case of Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever Improving With Early Ribavirin Treatment

ERTÜRK ŞENGEL B., Yilmaz A.

KLIMIK DERGISI, cilt.27, sa.2, ss.73-75, 2015 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Vaka Takdimi
  • Cilt numarası: 27 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/kd.2014.17
  • Dergi Adı: KLIMIK DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.73-75
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus, ribavirin
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a highly mortal zoonotic disease, with ribavirin treatment known to be effective in clinical cure in addition to supportive care. Here, we summarize a case of CCHF with a history of tick removal and typical clinical findings and showing a dramatic improvement after 10 days of ribavirin treatment started during an early stage of disease.