Risk Factors Associated With Poor Prognosis in Children With Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) was a rare disease in Iran before 1999. During the last 15 years, it has been reported from different provinces of Iran, mostly from southeastern Iran..
This study aimed to evaluate the factors associated with poor outcome in children and adolescents with CCHF..
Patients and We studied all files of children (age We evaluated 39 children and adolescents (mean age, 12.9 ± 4.2 years) with CCHF. Among them, nine patients (23%) died. The risk factors associated with poor prognosis were platelet count 15 seconds, aPTT > 45 seconds, the presence of hemorrhagic diathesis, ALT and AST more than five-time the upper limit of normal, loss of consciousness, and myocarditis..
The most important factor associated with mortality was a platelet count