Cardiopulmonary involvement in Puumala hantavirus infection

Cardiopulmonary involvement in Puumala hantavirus infection

Puumala hantavirus (PUUV) causes hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in Europe. After inhalation of virus shed by bank voles, the virus systemically targets the vascular endothelium leading to vascular dysfunction and leakage. Many patients with PUUV infection experience cardiopulmonary manifestat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rasmuson, Johan
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Umeå universitet, Infektionssjukdomar 2015
Subjects:
Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome
hantavirus
echocardiography
respiratory function tests
computed tomography
bronchoalveolar lavage
biopsy
cytotoxic T cells
disease severity
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