Corticosteroids combined with continuous veno-venous hemodiafiltration for treatment of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome caused by Puumala virus infection.

Authors :: Seitsonen E
Hynninen M
Kolho E
Kallio-Kokko H
Pettilä V
Source :: European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology [Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis] 2006 Apr; Vol. 25 (4), pp. 261-6.
Publication Year :: 2006
Abstract: Reported here are two cases of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome caused by Puumala virus infection, which rapidly resolved after initiation of corticosteroid treatment combined with continuous veno-venous hemodiafiltration. These cases emphasize the role of the inflammatory response in the pathogenesis of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome.

Subjects :: Adult
Aged
Combined Modality Therapy
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome diagnostic imaging
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome etiology
Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome complications
Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome diagnostic imaging
Humans
Male
Radiography
Adrenal Cortex Hormones therapeutic use
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome therapy
Hemofiltration
Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome therapy
Puumala virus isolation & purification

Language :: English
ISSN :: 0934-9723
Volume :: 25
Issue :: 4
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 16550348
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-006-0117-z

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