title: Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever: peritoneal and pleural effusion.
abstract: In Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF), haemorrhagic manifestations are usually petechiae and ecchymoses on mucous membranes and skin. Rarely, there is bleeding from the nose, gingiva, gastro-intestinal tract, genito-urinary tract, brain and lungs. A 13-year-old boy with CCHF presented with gastro-intestinal bleeding and developed peritoneal and pleural effusion. He made a complete recovery with supportive treatment and ribavirin, without requiring chest or peritoneal fluid drainage. To our knowledge, this is the first report of CCHF associated with peritoneal and pleural fluid.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Ondokuz Mayıs University Hospital, Samsun, Turkey. sensoyg@gmail.com
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Şensoy
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Çaltepe Dinler
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kalkan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ateş
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Belet
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Albayrak
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001202:Ascitic Fluid; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006479:Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012254:Ribavirin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D012254:Ribavirin