Three Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic fever presented with suspicion of food posioning: Case report

Authors

  • Handan Alay Nenehatun Kadın Doğum Hastanesi, Enfeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji, Erzurum
  • Neslihan Çelik Bölge Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Enfeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji, Erzurum

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15511/tahd.16.21126

Keywords:

Crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever, food posioning, biting of the tick

Abstract

Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) is zoonotic disease and is one of the hemorrhagic fever sendromes causes mortality in human being. Transmision of virus to human is caused by biting of infected ticks or contact of viremic blood and tissues of animals. Acute symtoms of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever are general body pain , fever, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, ecchymosis, hemorrhage, lab findings includes increase in AST, ALT, LDH levels and leukopenia, trombocytopenia. In this case report three CCHF patient with a gastrointestinal symptoms in the foreground hospitalized with a early diagnosis of food poisoning is presented.

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Published

2016-09-15

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Case Report

How to Cite

Alay, H., & Çelik, N. (2016). Three Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic fever presented with suspicion of food posioning: Case report. Demo Journal, 20(3), 122-126. https://doi.org/10.15511/tahd.16.21126