Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus: The First Case Report in Thailand

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Chanjira Daengnoi
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Published: Sep 25, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31524/bkkmedj.2020.22.001
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Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus, Phlebovirus, Encephalopathy

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Supitcha Ongkittikul, MD
Ruedeerat Watanawong, MD
Photchana Rompho, RN

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We report a case of a 70-year-old Thai woman with severe fever and thrombocytopenia syndrome, who had lost all seven of her cats from sickness over a week. Diagnosis was established by the detection of viral RNA in serum via real-time polymerase chain reaction. Her symptoms improved after taking doxycycline orally and supportive treatment.

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Ongkittikul, MD S, Watanawong, MD R, Rompho, RN P. Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus: The First Case Report in Thailand. BKK Med J [Internet]. 2020 Sep. 25 [cited 2024 Nov. 24];16(2):204. Available from: https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/bkkmedj/article/view/225308
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Vol. 16 No. 2 (2020): September
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Case Report

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