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A HEALTHCARE WORKER'S NIGHTMARE: DELAYED DIAGNOSIS OF CCHF CASE

BİR SAĞLIK ÇALIŞANI KABUSU: GEÇ TANI ALAN KKKA OLGUSU

Mehmet Veysel Coşkun(Sivirihisar Devlet Hastanesi)0000-0002-6626-9518
Merve Öztürk(Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Ankara Onkoloji Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi)0000-0001-9838-0301
Yunus Emre Özdemir(Etlik Şehir Hastanesi)0000-0003-2338-3449
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2024-03-28
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With this study, it is aimed to raise awareness on this issue by presenting a case of delayed diagnosis of CCHF due to its atypical clinical course so that healthcare personnel had close contact with the patient had to receive ribavirin prophylaxis.

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Objective & Hypothesis:CCHF is an acute, contagious and fatal disease that belongs to the viral hemorrhagic fever group.
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Key Findings & Data:In case of delay in diagnosis, it carries a serious risk for healthcare professionals who have close contact with the patient.
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Conclusion & Impact:With this study, it is aimed to raise awareness on this issue by presenting a case of delayed diagnosis of CCHF due to its atypical clinical course so that healthcare personnel had close contact with the patient had to receive ribavirin prophylaxis.
🔬Design:Case Report
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:CCHF · delayed diagnosis · prophylaxis

Abstract

CCHF is an acute, contagious and fatal disease that belongs to the viral hemorrhagic fever group. In case of delay in diagnosis, it carries a serious risk for healthcare professionals who have close contact with the patient. With this study, it is aimed to raise awareness on this issue by presenting a case of delayed diagnosis of CCHF due to its atypical clinical course so that healthcare personnel had close contact with the patient had to receive ribavirin prophylaxis.

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KKKA viral hemorojik ateş grubunda yer alan, akut seyirli, bulaşıcı ve mortal bir hastalıktır. Tanı konulması gecikmesi durumunda hasta ile yakın teması olan sağlık çalışanları için ciddi risk taşımaktadır. Bu çalışmayla, atipik seyir nedeniyle geç tanı aldığından hasta ile yakın temas kuran sağlık personelinin ribavirin proflaksisi almak durumunda kaldığı bir KKKA olgusunu sunarak bu konudaki farkındalığı arttırmak amaçlanmıştır.

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Coşkun, M. V., Öztürk, M., Özdemir, Y. E. (2024). A HEALTHCARE WORKER'S NIGHTMARE: DELAYED DIAGNOSIS OF CCHF CASE. Eskisehir Medical Journal, Volume: 5 Issue: 1. https://ajindex.com/articles/1614308

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