A case report: Congo- Hemorrhagic Fever with intra cerebral hemorrhage

Abstract

Crimean - Congo Hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a viral hemorrhagic fever of the Nairovirus group. It infects humans principally by the bite of Hyaloma ticks. Highly infectious blood and tissues also has caused several alarming nosocomial hospital outbreaks. Most of the infected cases are sub clinical (80%). The mortality rate of fulminate CCHF is about 20 – 50%. The disease presents itself as a severe hemorrhagic fever. Hematemesis, melena, epistaxis and subcutaneous hemorrhage are different types of bleeding during the disease. Neurologic complications include encephalitis, optic neuropathy and intracerebral hematoma. We report a 20 - year old male with CCHF and extensive intracerebral hematoma who improved within 1 month after treatment. To the best of author’s knowledge this is the first case of CCHF with intracerebral hematoma.