Does Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Cause a Vasculitic Reaction with Pulmonary Artery Enlargement and Acute Pulmonary Hypertension?

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• 作者：Turan Aktaş ; Fatma Aktaş ; Zafer Özmen ; Turan Kaya
• 关键词：Crimean ; Congo hemorrhagic fever ; Thoracic CT ; Pulmonary artery enlargement ; Pulmonary artery hypertension
• 刊名：Lung
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：October 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：194
• 期：5
• 页码：807-812
• 全文大小：607 KB
• 刊物类别：Medicine
• 刊物主题：Medicine & Public Health
  Pneumology and Respiratory System
  
• 出版者：Springer New York
• ISSN：1432-1750
• 卷排序：194

文摘

PurposeCrimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a viral tick-borne illness. Although its etiopathogenesis is not clearly understood, it is known to be a Nairovirus. We aimed to examine the viral effects of intense systemic inflammation and vascular damage on the pulmonary vascular beds and lung tissues.