Treatment of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever With Supportive Care, Favipiravir, and Avatrombopag.
Germán Ramírez-Olivencia, Miriam Estébanez, Tatiana Mata Forte et al.
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Case in brief
A patient with severe Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever was managed in a high-level isolation unit with supportive care, favipiravir, and avatrombopag. The report describes rapid platelet recovery, reduced transfusion requirements, and viral clearance during this multimodal treatment. The abstract does not provide further clinical or diagnostic details.
What made this case unusual
The case combined an antiviral with a thrombopoietin receptor agonist for severe CCHF-associated coagulopathy; the reported clinical course included rapid platelet recovery and reduced transfusion requirements.
Diagnostic / clinical pearl
In this reported severe CCHF case, favipiravir and avatrombopag were used alongside supportive care, with platelet recovery and viral clearance observed; the report does not establish the contribution of each intervention.