Severe pulmonary involvement in a case attributed to domestically acquired Seoul hantavirus in the United States.

Roig, Ingrid L; Musher, Daniel M; Tweardy, David J · Clin Infect Dis · 2012

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Hantavirus is known to cause 2 distinct clinical syndromes: hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) and hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. Seoul virus is an Old World hantavirus known to cause HFRS. We report a case attributed to domestically acquired Seoul hantavirus with prominent pulmonary involvement and a fatal outcome.

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