{"title":"Pediatric Severe Febrile Thrombocytopenia Syndrome: A Case Report and Literature Review.","authors":"Yusuke Toyota, Kazuhiro Uda, Komei Shirabe, Tadashi Moriwake","doi":"10.18926/AMO/67664","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Severe febrile thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is a tick-borne infectious disease that is endemic in parts of eastern Asia. Few pediatric cases have been reported. We describe a case of SFTS in a seven-year-old girl who presented with prolonged fever and gastrointestinal symptoms. Leukopenia and thrombocytopenia on hematology, and a history of outdoor activity led us to diagnose SFTS, although the patient had no tick bite marks. We also review the literature and discuss the characteristics of pediatric SFTS. Physicians should consider SFTS in the differential diagnosis of fever with thrombocytopenia in children living in endemic areas.</p>","PeriodicalId":7017,"journal":{"name":"Acta medica Okayama","volume":"78 5","pages":"401-405"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6000,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Acta medica Okayama","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.18926/AMO/67664","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"MEDICINE, RESEARCH & EXPERIMENTAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Severe febrile thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is a tick-borne infectious disease that is endemic in parts of eastern Asia. Few pediatric cases have been reported. We describe a case of SFTS in a seven-year-old girl who presented with prolonged fever and gastrointestinal symptoms. Leukopenia and thrombocytopenia on hematology, and a history of outdoor activity led us to diagnose SFTS, although the patient had no tick bite marks. We also review the literature and discuss the characteristics of pediatric SFTS. Physicians should consider SFTS in the differential diagnosis of fever with thrombocytopenia in children living in endemic areas.
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Acta Medica Okayama (AMO) publishes papers relating to all areas of basic and clinical medical science. Papers may be submitted by those not affiliated with Okayama University. Only original papers which have not been published or submitted elsewhere and timely review articles should be submitted. Original papers may be Full-length Articles or Short Communications. Case Reports are considered if they describe significant and substantial new findings. Preliminary observations are not accepted.