DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF HEMORRHAGIC FEVER OF THE CRIMEAN TYPE

Abstract

The most important manifestations of Crimean hemorrhagic fever in differential diagnosis are: acute onset, with general infection signs (chills, rheumatic pains, etc.), hemorrhagic syndrome, which appears at definite periods of the illness (most frequently between day 3 and 10), bradycardia, hypotonia, epigastric and lumbar pains, recurrent vomiting, leukopenia, and thrombocytopenia. Hemorrhagic rash first appears on the upper half of the body, usually along the posterior axillary lines, in elbow bends, and is very characteristic in inframammary glands of women.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0660163

Entities

People

  • E. V. Leshchinskaya

Organizations

  • Naval Medical Research Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arbovirus Infections
  • Arboviruses
  • Blood
  • Bunyaviridae Infections
  • Encephalitis
  • Flavivirus Infections
  • Infection
  • Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers
  • Virus Diseases
  • Viruses
  • Wound Infections

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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