Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever presenting with gastrointestinal manifestations: two cases.

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) is a viral hemorrhagic fever of the Nairovirus group that belongs to the Bunyaviridae family. Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a severe infectious disease with a mortality rate as high as 5%, and it is characterized by fever and bleeding. CCHF first emerged in Turkey in 2002, and the prevalence of the disease has been found to be increased (1). In fact, it is transmitted by tick bites, but people could be infected by direct contact with infected patient or animal blood and tissue. There have been reported fatal case reports about health workers who were infected from patients (2). These cases are usually different diagnosed patients rather than CCHF in other departments or in the emergency room. In this paper, we present two different case reports who applied to the emergency room with hematemesis and jaundice. After follow-up, they were diagnosed with CCHF.