Two autopsy cases of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) in Japan: A pathognomonic histological feature and unique complication of SFTS

Two autopsy cases of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) in Japan: A pathognomonic histological feature and unique complication of SFTS

We report two autopsy cases of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) with a high fatality rate in aged Japanese patients. Both cases were caused by a tick-bite. The pathognomonic histological feature was necrotizing lymphadenitis of systemic lymphoid tissue with SFTS viruses and SFTSV-R...

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Main Authors: Hiraki, Tsubasa, Yoshimitsu, Makoto, Suzuki, Tadaki, Goto, Yuko, Higashi, Michiyo, Yokoyama, Seiya, Tabuchi, Tomohisa, Futatsuki, Takahiro, Nakamura, Kentaro, Hasegawa, Hideki, Saijo, Masayuki, Kakihana, Yasuyuki, Arima, Naomichi, Yonezawa, Suguru
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BlackWell Publishing Ltd 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4282027/

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