Ebola hemorrhagic fever

Disease	Injury	Nutrition	Poison

Special Topic	Surgery	Symptoms	Test

Ebola virus

Ebola hemorrhagic fever

Alternative Names:

Ebola virus infection; Viral hemorrhagic fever

Symptoms:

Early:

Late:

conjunctivitis (eye inflammation)
generalized rash, hemorrhagic
roof of mouth looks red
genital swelling (labia and scrotum)
depression
increased sense of pain in skin
gastrointestinal bleeding (from mouth and rectum)
bleeding from eyes, ears, and nose
seizures, coma, delirium

Signs and tests:

There may be signs and symptoms of:

Tests used in the diagnosis of Ebola fever include:

coagulation studies (tests of how well the blood will clot)
serologic studies to demonstrate exposure to the Ebola virus
CBC may demonstrate a low white blood cell count (leukopenia) and low platelet count (thrombocytopenia)
electrolytes

Review Date: 2/27/2002
Reviewed By: Camille Kotton, M.D., Infectious Diseases Division, Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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