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KMID : 0921620150450020155
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Journal of Bacteriology and Virology
2015 Volume.45 No. 2 p.155 ~ p.158
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The First Case of Non-retrospective Clinical Identification of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Patient in 2013 in South Korea
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Heo Sang-Taek
Yoo Jeong-Rae
Lee Keun-Hwa
Ko Kwan-Soo
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Abstract
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In this study, we report the first clinically identified case of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) in a 73-year old man from Jeju Island, South Korea. Although his initial manifestation suggested tsutsugamushi disease with cutaneous lesion, later the patient presented with symptoms characteristic of SFTS. Despite intensive medical therapies upon the clinical diagnosis of SFTS, patient’s condition rapidly deteriorated. SFTS is a fatal disease that requires early diagnosis and appropriate supportive treatment.
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KEYWORD
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Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome, South Korea, Jeju Island
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