Use of Plasma Therapy for Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Encephalopathy

Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 Jul;22(7):1306-8. doi: 10.3201/eid2207.151791.
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Keywords: Republic of Korea; Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome; South Korea; encephalopathy; investigational therapies; plasmapheresis; viruses.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biomarkers
  • Encephalitis, Viral / diagnosis
  • Encephalitis, Viral / therapy*
  • Encephalitis, Viral / virology*
  • Female
  • Fluorescent Antibody Technique
  • Glasgow Outcome Scale
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
  • Middle Aged
  • Phlebotomus Fever / diagnosis
  • Phlebotomus Fever / therapy*
  • Phlebotomus Fever / virology*
  • Phlebovirus* / classification
  • Phlebovirus* / immunology
  • Plasma Exchange* / methods
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Viral Load

Substances

  • Biomarkers