Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever: case series from a medical center in Golestan province, Northeast of Iran (2004).
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a widely distributed lethal disease, worldwide. Humans are usually infected with CCHF virus through a tick bite or close contact with viral contaminated tissues or with blood of domestic animals or of infected patients. The present study reports six cases of CCHF, who were in contact with both infected tissues and blood from sheep. In some regions like Golestan province (North of Iran), clinician suspicion may have an important role in early diagnosis and treatment of the disease. Conservative therapy (intensive monitoring) and prescription of antiviral medication (Ribavirin) accompanied with corticosteroids, was useful at the early stage of CCHF.
Jabbari
Ali
A
Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Iran. amir_a_78@yahoo.com
Besharat
Sima
S
Abbasi
Abdollah
A
Moradi
Abdolvahhab
A
Kalavi
Khodaberdi
K
D000293:Adolescent; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006479:Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D012254:Ribavirin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012756:Sheep; D013987:Ticks
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000998:Antiviral Agents; D012254:Ribavirin