1/2. hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome.hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) is caused by the Hantaviruses, a group enveloped rna viruses transmitted through contact with infected rodent urine or feces. Although distributed widely through europe, asia, and the New World, infections acquired in korea, china, and russia tend to be among the most severe. The initial presentation of HFRS is extremely variable, but generally includes fever, malaise, headache and abdominal pain. Laboratory findings that may lead to the diagnosis include thrombocytopenia, azotemia, elevated serum creatinine, or proteinuria. We present the case of a patient that acquired hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in South korea.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = rodent (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/2. Two cases of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in northern greece.Two cases of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome were diagnosed in woodcutters presumably exposed to wild rodents and their urine in a forest in northern greece. The disease was characterized by acute renal insufficiency without hemorrhagic manifestations. One patient required hemodialysis, but both recovered without sequelae and developed a fourfold increase in titer of antibody to hantaan virus, as determined by an immunofluorescence test. These are the first reported cases of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in greece.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = rodent (Clic here for more details about this article) |