López Montes A, Pérez Martínez J, Lorenzo I, Blanch JJ, de Ory F, Gómez Roldán C, López Rubio E, Llamas F, Gallego Valcárce E, Olivas E. [Nephropathia caused by hantavirus puumala: a case report].
Nefrologia 2005;
25:195-9. [PMID:
15912658]
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Abstract
We present a patient from Germany with Hantavirus infection, admitted in the Emergency room of our hospital, with fever, thrombocytopenia, acute renal failure, oliguria, mild proteinuria and hematuria. Percutaneous renal biopsy revealed an acute interstitial nephritis without medulla haemorrhages. The virus infection confirmation was made by detection of IgM against Hantavirus Puumala. This infection should be considered in patients with thrombocytopenia, fever and acute renal failure, over all if they are from North and Central Europe.
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