Application of therapeutic plasma exchange in patients having severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome

Background/Aims Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is a viral hemorrhagic fever with a high fatality rate. However, effective treatments for SFTS cases not responded to supportive therapy have not been established. Herein, we introduced the therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) in SFTS p...

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Main Authors: Jeong Rae Yoo, Sun Hyung Kim, Young Ree Kim, Keun Hwa Lee, Won Sup Oh, Sang Taek Heo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Korean Association of Internal Medicine 2019-07-01
Series:The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.kjim.org/upload/pdf/kjim-2016-194.pdf