A patient with severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis-associated involvement of the central nervous system
M Kaneko, H Shikata, S Matsukage, M Maruta… - Journal of Infection and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS), a severe infectious disease caused
by novel bunyavirus, SFTS virus (SFTSV), is endemic to China, Korea, and Japan. Most
SFTS patients show abnormalities in consciousness. Pathological findings in the central
nervous system (CNS) of SFTS patients are not reported. A 53-year-old Japanese man was
admitted to Uwajima City Hospital with an 8-day history of fever and diarrhea. Laboratory
tests revealed leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, and liver enzyme elevation. He was …
by novel bunyavirus, SFTS virus (SFTSV), is endemic to China, Korea, and Japan. Most
SFTS patients show abnormalities in consciousness. Pathological findings in the central
nervous system (CNS) of SFTS patients are not reported. A 53-year-old Japanese man was
admitted to Uwajima City Hospital with an 8-day history of fever and diarrhea. Laboratory
tests revealed leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, and liver enzyme elevation. He was …
