Pediatric cases of Crimean‐Congo hemorrhagic fever in Turkey

Tuygun, Nilden; Tanır, Gönül; Çağlayık, Dilek Yağcı; Uyar, Yavuz; Korukluoğlu, Gülay; Çenesiz, Funda

doi:10.1111/j.1442-200x.2011.03549.x

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“…9,10 In a study evaluating 50 children with CCHF, no fatality was observed, which is similar to our findings. 17 These results suggest that the disease course is milder among children in Turkey, but in a study from Iran, the CFR was as high as 26.5% and the mean age of the patients was 13.3 years and the youngest patient was 5 years of age. 18 In our study, the mean age was 10.6 years and the youngest patient was 1 year of age.…”

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Cytokine Concentrations In Pediatric Patients With Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever

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Özkaya-Parlakay

Kızılgün

et al. 2014

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

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Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever is a zoonotic disease that can be a severe illness in humans. We investigated concentrations of interleukin (IL)-6, tumor necrosis factor-α and IL-10 in serum samples obtained from 25 pediatric Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever cases and 35 control children with no signs of infection. Lower cytokine values in our patients could be a good prognostic factor to for a better outcome.

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Cytokine Concentrations In Pediatric Patients With Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever

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Kızılgün

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“…Fever (100%), hemorrhagic symptoms (76%), nausea-vomiting (60%), tonsillopharyngitis (50%), malaise (50%), myalgia (46%), and maculopapular rash (24%) are the most common presenting clinical features (4). Hyponatremia or any electrolyte imbalance has not been reported before.…”

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“…Hyponatremia symptoms are nausea, anorexia, emesis, malaise, lethargy, confusion, agitation, headache, seizures, muscle cramps, weakness, coma, and decreased reflexes. Most symptoms of hyponatremia are due to the decrease in extracellular osmolality (4).…”

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Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Associated with Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever

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Kazancı²,

Sönmezgöz³

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TurkiyeParazitolDerg

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Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a potentially fatal systemic disease in children caused by a tick-borne virus. Many different clinical and laboratory findings are seen in CCHF. We report here an atypical presentation of CCHF with hyponatremia. CCHF with electrolyte imbalance is not reported before. A 4-year-old girl presented with fever, fatigue and unconsciousness with hyponatremia. Based on the clinical and epidemiological findings, virus infection was suspected. Hyponatremia is has never been reported in CrimeanCongo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF), as was observed in this case. The diagnosis was confirmed by detection of IgM antibody to CCHF virus and positive Real-Time PCR. We report the first case of imported CCHF presenting as hyponatremia. This electrolyte imbalance has never been reported before in CCHF in children, and the clinician should consider this entity in complications to explain unconsciousness. (Turkiye Parazitol Derg 2014; 38: 275-7) Keywords: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, electrolyte imbalance, syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH)

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“…CCHF was first observed in Turkey in 2002, and from 2002 to 2010, 5321 patients were reported [2]. CCHF remains a seasonal problem in the Mid-Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey to date.…”

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A case of brucellosis mimicking Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever

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Teke²,

Aydın³

et al. 2015

Journal of Infection and Public Health

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Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease caused by Brucella spp. that is transmitted to humans by the ingestion of unpasteurized milk and other dairy products from infected animals or through close contact with secretions. Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a tick-borne disease caused by a virus that is transmitted to humans by ixoid tick bites, contact with blood and tissue of infected animals or contact with infected humans. The symptoms of brucellosis are non-specific; it can mimic other diseases. In this paper, we present a case of brucellosis that was initially evaluated as CCHF. We emphasize that brucellosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of CCHF, especially in endemic countries.

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Pediatric cases of Crimean‐Congo hemorrhagic fever in Turkey

Cited by 26 publications

References 18 publications

Cytokine Concentrations In Pediatric Patients With Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever

Cytokine Concentrations In Pediatric Patients With Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever

Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Associated with Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever

A case of brucellosis mimicking Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever

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