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ArticleEmergency radiology2025

Prognostic value of a new computed tomography severity score in hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome.

Se Woo Kim, Cheong-Il Shin, Min Woo Kang, Min Cheol Kim, Donghwan Kim

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Se Woo KimDepartment of Radiology, Armed Forces Capital Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.
Cheong-Il ShinDepartment of Radiology, Seoul National University Hospital, 101, Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 03080, Republic of Korea. withdrshin@snuh.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5457-4523
Min Woo KangDepartment of Internal Medicine, Armed Forces Daejeon Hospital, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
Min Cheol KimDepartment of Radiology, Armed Forces Capital Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.
Donghwan KimDepartment of Internal Medicine, Armed Forces Capital Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.

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purposeTo develop of a novel computed tomography (CT) severity score for hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) and evaluate its correlation with disease severity and adverse outcomes.

methodsThis retrospective study included 37 patients diagnosed with HFRS from January 2012 to December 2023 who had available clinical laboratory and abdominal CT data during the acute phase. The CT severity score (range 0-5) was based on perirenal fat stranding, pararenal fascia thickening, anterior pararenal space fat stranding, ascites, and pleural effusion. Correlations between the score and markers of inflammation, thrombocytopenia, proteinuria, and adverse outcomes-including nephrotic range proteinuria and renal replacement therapy (RRT)-were analyzed.

resultsThe CT severity score exhibited moderate to strong correlations with markers of inflammation (white blood cell count, ρ = 0.65, p < 0.001), thrombocytopenia (platelet count, ρ = -0.54, p < 0.001), and proteinuria (urine protein-to-creatinine ratio, ρ = 0.56, p < 0.001). Higher scores were associated with increased nephrotic range proteinuria in Chi-squared test for trend (p-for-trend = 0.001). A one-point increase in the score significantly increased odds of requiring RRT in logistic regression analysis (odds ratio: 9.89, p = 0.047). The score achieved an area under the receiver operating characteristics curve of 0.819 for predicting RRT.

conclusionThe CT severity score correlates well with disease severity and adverse outcomes in HFRS and can be assessed using noncontrast CT, making it a valuable prognostic tool in young male population. Further validation in diverse populations is warranted.

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Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal SyndromeSeverity of Illness IndexTomography, X-Ray ComputedAdultAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisRetrospective StudiesComputed tomographyHantavirusHemorrhagic fever with renal syndromeProteinuriaRenal replacement therapy

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