Chronic renal failure after Puumala virus infection

Authors
Novo, R Gagnadoux, MF Le Guenno, Y Gubler, MC Niaudet, P Guyot, C Broyer, M
Citation
R. Novo et al., Chronic renal failure after Puumala virus infection, PED NEPHROL, 13(9), 1999, pp. 934-935
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY
ISSN journal
0931041X → ACNP
Volume
13
Issue
9
Year of publication
1999
Pages
934 - 935
Database
ISI
SICI code
0931-041X(199911)13:9<934:CRFAPV>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
Chronic renal failure has never been described after Puumala hantavirus inf ection, which usually causes acute renal failure with spontaneous full reco very. We report a 15-year-old boy who presented with Puumala hantavirus inf ection and initial severe acute renal failure. His renal function gradually improved, but more than 2 years after the acute episode it was still moder ately impaired, with a creatinine clearance of about 60 ml/min per 1.73 m(2 ).