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severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS)

Etiology: - Bunyavirus Epidemiology: - discovered in central & northeast China Clinical manifestations: - high fever - thrombocytopenia - leukopenia - multiorgan failure Laboratory: - complete blood count (CBC): - leukopenia - thrombocytopenia Complications: - mortality 12% of hospitalized patients

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syndrome viral infection

References

  1. Yu X-J, Liang M-F, Zhang S-Y et al Fever with Thrombocytopenia Associated with a Novel Bunyavirus in China N Engl J Med March 16, 2011 PMID: 21410387 http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1010095