Volume 28, Number 12—December 2022
Research Letter
Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus Infection, Thailand, 2019–2020
Patthaya Rattanakomol, Sarawut Khongwichit, Piyada Linsuwanon, Keun Hwa Lee, Sompong Vongpunsawad, and Yong Poovorawan
Table
Characteristics and detection of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus in 3 patients in Thailand, 2019–2020.
| Category | Patient 1 | Patient 2 | Patient 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, y/sex |
60/M |
16/M |
52/F |
| Location |
Bangkok |
Chachoengsao |
Bangkok |
| Collection date |
2019 Nov 14 |
2020 May 10 |
2020 Oct 19 |
| Clinical manifestations | |||
| Temperature | 37.2°C | 40.6°C | 38.1°C |
| Clinical signs and symptoms |
Myalgia, arthralgia, cough, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea |
Myalgia |
Myalgia, arthralgia |
| Laboratory findings (reference range) | |||
| Leukocytes, cells/µL (4,100–10,900) | 1,790 | 900 | 2,770 |
| Neutrophils, % (40–72) | 45 | 31 | 62 |
| Lymphocytes, % (18–49) | 42 | 59 | 34 |
| Platelets, cells/µL (140,000–400,000) | 107,000 | 45,000 | 121,000 |
| Aspartate aminotransferase, U/L (<40) | Not done | 102 | 1,758 |
| Alanine aminotransferase, U/L (<41) |
24 |
63 |
973 |
| Pathogens tested for but not detected | Rickettsia/Orientia spp., influenza A/B | Rickettsia/Orientia spp., influenza A/B, Epstein-Barr, hepatitis B/C, SARS-CoV-2, malaria, Leptospira, Burkholderia pseudomallei | Rickettsia/Orientia spp., hepatitis A/B |
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