dc.contributor.author | Engin, Aynur | |
dc.contributor.author | Erdogan, Haydar | |
dc.contributor.author | Ozec, Ayse Vural | |
dc.contributor.author | Elaldi, Nazif | |
dc.contributor.author | Toker, Mustafa Ilker | |
dc.contributor.author | Bakir, Mehmet | |
dc.contributor.author | Dokmetas, Ilyas | |
dc.contributor.author | Arici, Mustafa Kemal | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-07-27T12:10:23Z | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-07-28T10:14:22Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-07-27T12:10:23Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-07-28T10:14:22Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2009 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0002-9394 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajo.2008.11.014 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12418/10154 | |
dc.description | WOS: 000264566600012 | en_US |
dc.description | PubMed ID: 19195635 | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | PURPOSE: To describe ocular findings of patients with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF). DESIGN: Prospective, interventional, consecutive case series. METHODS: This study was conducted in Sivas, a city located in the central Anatolia, between July 1 and August 31, 2007. Confirmed CCHF patients were enrolled in the study and underwent ocular examination during hospitalization. RESULTS: Nineteen confirmed CCHF patients were included in this study. All patients were classified into 2 groups in terms of disease severity (severe vs nonsevere), according to the Swanepoel predictive criteria. Fourteen patients (73.7%) were classified as "nonsevere," and the remaining 5 patients (26.3%) were classified as "severe" in this study. One patient having severe disease died. Ocular findings were present in 14 patients (73.7%) and none of the patients presented any visual complaints. Ocular examination revealed that 7 patients (36.8%) had only bilateral multiple subconjunctival hemorrhage, and 2 patients (10.5%) (1 bilateral, I unilateral) had retinal hemorrhage. Five patients (26.3%) had subconjunctival hemorrhage and retinal hemorrhage. Follow-up examination 1 month later showed complete resorption of the subconjunctival hemorrhage and retinal hemorrhage. There was a statistically significant difference between patients with ocular findings and patients without ocular findings for prothrombin time (P = .011). There was no evidence of uveitis, retinal edema, sheathing of retinal vessels, or intravitreal hemorrhage in our patients. CONCLUSION: From the small sample study, CCHF caused a mild form of ocular disease. CCHF must be considered when subconjunctival or superficial retinal hemorrhages are seen in association with fever in endemic areas. (Am J Ophthalmol 2009;147:634-638. (C) 2009 by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.) | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC | en_US |
dc.relation.isversionof | 10.1016/j.ajo.2008.11.014 | en_US |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess | en_US |
dc.title | Ocular Findings in Patients with Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever | en_US |
dc.type | article | en_US |
dc.relation.journal | AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY | en_US |
dc.contributor.department | [Engin, Aynur -- Elaldi, Nazif -- Bakir, Mehmet -- Dokmetas, Ilyas] Cumhuriyet Univ, Dept Infect Dis, Sch Med, TR-58140 Sivas, Turkey -- [Engin, Aynur -- Elaldi, Nazif -- Bakir, Mehmet -- Dokmetas, Ilyas] Cumhuriyet Univ, Dept Clin Microbiol, Sch Med, TR-58140 Sivas, Turkey -- [Erdogan, Haydar -- Ozec, Ayse Vural -- Toker, Mustafa Ilker -- Arici, Mustafa Kemal] Cumhuriyet Univ, Dept Ophthalmol, Sch Med, TR-58140 Sivas, Turkey | en_US |
dc.contributor.authorID | arici, mustafa kemal -- 0000-0002-6350-9723; dokmetas, ilyas -- 0000-0003-3523-3923; Elaldi, Nazif -- 0000-0002-9515-770X | en_US |
dc.identifier.volume | 147 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issue | 4 | en_US |
dc.identifier.endpage | 638 | en_US |
dc.identifier.startpage | 634 | en_US |
dc.relation.publicationcategory | Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı | en_US |