- Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
- Volume:6 Issue:1
- A Rare Cause of Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever Disease
A Rare Cause of Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever Disease
Authors : Elif BÖREKÇİ
Pages : 38-39
Doi:10.5799/jmid.328771
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Publication Date : 2016-03-01
Article Type : Other Papers
Abstract :Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(CCHF); disease is a viral haemorrhagic fever syndrome present in Turkey since 2002 [1]. CCHF is transmitted by ticks and can be fatal. Thrombocytopenia and coagulopathy can develop and, because of severe bleeding in the gastrointestinal tract, the prognosis is poor. After 3-7 days of incubation, fever, headache, fatigue, generalised muscle pain, nausea, vomiting, and skin and mucosal haemorrhages can occur [2]. J Microbiol Infect Dis 2016;6insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1);: 38-39Keywords : CCHF, endoscopy, gastrointestinal bleeding
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