The First Case of Non-retrospective Clinical Identification of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Patient in 2013 in South Korea

In this study, we report the first clinically identified case of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) ina 73-year old man from Jeju Island, South Korea. Although his initial manifestation suggested tsutsugamushi diseasewith cutaneous lesion, later the patient presented with symptoms characteristic of SFTS. Despite intensive medicaltherapies upon the clinical diagnosis of SFTS, patient's condition rapidly deteriorated. SFTS is a fatal disease that requiresearly diagnosis and appropriate supportive treatment. KCI Citation Count: 0