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. 2008 May 1;24(1):35–38. doi: 10.1007/s12288-008-0022-y

Crimean congo hemorrhagic fever infection simulating thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

Siavash Vaziri 1,✉, Jafar Navabi 1, Mandana Afsharian 1, Babak Sayad 1, Feizollah Mansouri 1, Alireza Janbakhsh 1, Keighobad Ghadiri 1
PMCID: PMC3453165  PMID: 23100940

Abstract

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a tick-borne disease that may also be transmitted through person-to-person transmission by exposure to infected body fluids. Despite its wide geographic distribution in animals, CCHF virus is rarely associated with recognized human diseases. We report the first case of CCHF in Kermanshah province, Iran. Clinical presentation was characterized by fever, myalgia, and hemorrhage. The levels of liver enzymes, creatinine phosphokinase, and lactate dehydrogenase were elevated, and bleeding markers were prolonged.

Keywords: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, Viral infection, Hyalomma spp

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