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Comparison of chest radiographic findings between severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome and scrub typhus

Comparison of chest radiographic findings between severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome and scrub typhus

Authors :
Yong Pil Chong
Jiwon Jung
Yang Soo Kim
Jun Hee Woo
Sang-Oh Lee
Ji Hyun Yun
Sung-Han Kim
Min Jae Kim
Hye Jeon Hwang
Sang-Ho Choi
Mi Young Kim
Source :
Medicine
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2019.

Abstract

Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text<br />Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is an emerging infectious disease caused by SFTS virus (SFTSV) which involves multiple organ systems, including lungs. However, there is limited data on lung involvement of SFTS. Therefore, the present study investigated the chest radiographic findings of SFTS, including computed tomography (CT), and compared these with those of scrub typhus, which is the most common tick-borne illness in South Korea and share risk factors and occur in similar settings. Medical records of patients with confirmed SFTS and scrub typhus in a tertiary hospital in Seoul (South Korea), between January 2014 and June 2018, were reviewed. Initial chest radiography and CT were reviewed by 2 experienced radiologists. A total of 39 patients with SFTS and 101 patients with scrub typhus were analyzed. All patients except 3 patients with scrub typhus in both groups received chest radiography. Cardiomegaly (90%) and patchy consolidation with ground glass opacity (GGO) pattern (31%) were more common in SFTS group than scrub typhus group (20%, P

Details

ISSN :
15365964 and 00257974
Volume :
98
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Medicine
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....7df12feef8aec7e4d20ae5f11072afd9
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000017701