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Case Reports
. 2018 Nov 16;33(50):e319.
doi: 10.3346/jkms.2018.33.e319. eCollection 2018 Dec 10.

Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Patients with Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Retrospectively Identified in Korea, 2008-2013

Kye-Hyung Kim  1   2 , Myung Jin Lee  3 , Mee Kyung Ko  2   4 , Eun Yup Lee  4 , Jongyoun Yi  2   4
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Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Patients with Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Retrospectively Identified in Korea, 2008-2013

Kye-Hyung Kim et al. J Korean Med Sci. .

Abstract

The incidence of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) has increased in Korea since a first report in 2013. We investigated whether SFTS existed before 2013 using real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and stored blood samples from febrile patients with thrombocytopenia. Four cases of SFTS were identified, with the earliest occurring in 2008.

Keywords: Fever; Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis; Phlebovirus; SFTS; Thrombocytopenia.

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Disclosure: The authors have no potential conflicts of interest to disclose.

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Fig. 1
Fig. 1. A hemophagocytic histiocyte containing erythroid cells and granulocytes in the bone marrow aspiration smear from patient No. 3 with SFTS (Wright-Giemsa stain, original magnification 1,000 ×).
SFTS = severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome.
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