Volume 25, Number 8—August 2019
Research Letter
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, Herat Province, Afghanistan, 2017
Table
Laboratory findings and clinical and hemorrhagic features for patients hospitalized with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, Herat Province, Afghanistan, 2017*
Type of hemorrhage | |
---|---|
Ecchymosis | 42 (66.7) |
Epistaxis | 36 (57.1) |
Hemoptysis | 12 (19.1) |
Hematemesis | 10 (15.9) |
Melana | 7 (11.1) |
Petechia | 4 (6.4) |
Gum bleeding | 3 (4.8) |
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