Predominant kidney involvement in a fatal case of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome caused by Sin Nombre virus

Authors
Passaro, DJ Shieh, WJ Hacker, JK Fritz, CL Hogan, SR Fischer, M Hendry, RM Vugia, DJ
Citation
Dj. Passaro et al., Predominant kidney involvement in a fatal case of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome caused by Sin Nombre virus, CLIN INF D, 33(2), 2001, pp. 263-264
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Immunology
Journal title
CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
ISSN journal
10584838 → ACNP
Volume
33
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
263 - 264
Database
ISI
SICI code
1058-4838(20010715)33:2<263:PKIIAF>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
A 27-year-old woman presented to a hospital with symptoms resembling pyelon ephritis; respiratory distress did not develop until nearly a day after adm ission and she subsequently died. The Unexplained Deaths and Critical Illne sses Project of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed Si n Nombre virus infection by the results of serological testing and sequenci ng of the viral genome; staining of Sin Nombre virus antigen in the pulmona ry capillaries was relatively weak.