Infect Chemother.  2017 Mar;49(1):68-71. 10.3947/ic.2017.49.1.68.

Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Presenting with Rhabdomyolysis

• Kim MG
• Jung J
• Hong SB
• Lee SO
• Choi SH
• Kim YS
• Woo JH
• Kim SH

• KMID: 2375102
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3947/ic.2017.49.1.68

Abstract

Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is an emerging febrile illness. While many kinds of severe complications including acute renal failure have been reported, rhabdomyolysis is rarely reported in association with SFTS. A 54-year-old female farmer was admitted with fever and diffuse myalgia. Laboratory finding showed thrombocytopenia, leukopenia, azotemia, extremely elevated muscle enzyme levels and myoglobinuria. We describe a fatal case of rhabdomyolysis with acute renal failure complicated by SFTS.

Keyword

Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome; Rhabdomyolysis; Acute renal failure

MeSH Terms

Acute Kidney Injury
Azotemia
Farmers
Female
Fever*
Humans
Leukopenia
Middle Aged
Myalgia
Myoglobinuria
Rhabdomyolysis*
Thrombocytopenia*

Figure

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  Figure 1 Chest X-ray on hospital day 3 shows increased bilateral diffuse opacities suggesting progressive acute respiratory distress syndrome.

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