CRIMEAN-CONGO HEMORRHAGIC FEVER (CCHF); A CASE REPORT

Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) one of the fatal viral infections has been described in around 30 countries around the world and is endemic in some parts of Pakistan. The fever is transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected tick either by direct contact with the blood or tissue via infec...

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Autores principales:	Syeda Fatimah Zareen, Syed Waqar Abbas, Saleh Khurshied, Syed Karamat Hussain Bukhari
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Publicado:	Army Medical College Rawalpindi 2020
Materias:	crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever pakistan ribavirin viral Medicine R Medicine (General) R5-920
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:4e05bd6bf19f42bbb1aaa343e0e926e02021-12-02T17:41:23ZCRIMEAN-CONGO HEMORRHAGIC FEVER (CCHF); A CASE REPORT0030-96482411-8842https://doaj.org/article/4e05bd6bf19f42bbb1aaa343e0e926e02020-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://pafmj.org/index.php/PAFMJ/article/view/5610https://doaj.org/toc/0030-9648https://doaj.org/toc/2411-8842Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) one of the fatal viral infections has been described in around 30 countries around the world and is endemic in some parts of Pakistan. The fever is transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected tick either by direct contact with the blood or tissue via infected humans and livestock. We present here case of a 34-year-old Pak defense services officer who reported with nonspecific symptoms of high grade fever, myalgias and vomiting but rapidly deteriorated and developed bleeding diathesis. He was diagnosed to have CCHF and managed with Ribavirin, repeated transfusions and IV fluids with strict nursing barrier and use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). The patient recovered well.Syeda Fatimah ZareenSyed Waqar AbbasSaleh KhurshiedSyed Karamat Hussain BukhariArmy Medical College Rawalpindiarticlecrimean-congo hemorrhagic feverpakistanribavirinviralMedicineRMedicine (General)R5-920ENPakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, Vol 70, Iss 5, Pp 1590-1592 (2020)
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spellingShingle	crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever pakistan ribavirin viral Medicine R Medicine (General) R5-920 Syeda Fatimah Zareen Syed Waqar Abbas Saleh Khurshied Syed Karamat Hussain Bukhari CRIMEAN-CONGO HEMORRHAGIC FEVER (CCHF); A CASE REPORT
description	Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) one of the fatal viral infections has been described in around 30 countries around the world and is endemic in some parts of Pakistan. The fever is transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected tick either by direct contact with the blood or tissue via infected humans and livestock. We present here case of a 34-year-old Pak defense services officer who reported with nonspecific symptoms of high grade fever, myalgias and vomiting but rapidly deteriorated and developed bleeding diathesis. He was diagnosed to have CCHF and managed with Ribavirin, repeated transfusions and IV fluids with strict nursing barrier and use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). The patient recovered well.
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author	Syeda Fatimah Zareen Syed Waqar Abbas Saleh Khurshied Syed Karamat Hussain Bukhari
author_facet	Syeda Fatimah Zareen Syed Waqar Abbas Saleh Khurshied Syed Karamat Hussain Bukhari
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title	CRIMEAN-CONGO HEMORRHAGIC FEVER (CCHF); A CASE REPORT
title_short	CRIMEAN-CONGO HEMORRHAGIC FEVER (CCHF); A CASE REPORT
title_full	CRIMEAN-CONGO HEMORRHAGIC FEVER (CCHF); A CASE REPORT
title_fullStr	CRIMEAN-CONGO HEMORRHAGIC FEVER (CCHF); A CASE REPORT
title_full_unstemmed	CRIMEAN-CONGO HEMORRHAGIC FEVER (CCHF); A CASE REPORT
title_sort	crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever (cchf); a case report
publisher	Army Medical College Rawalpindi
publishDate	2020
url	https://doaj.org/article/4e05bd6bf19f42bbb1aaa343e0e926e0
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CRIMEAN-CONGO HEMORRHAGIC FEVER (CCHF); A CASE REPORT

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