[An imported case of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome].
The authors present a case of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome imported from a region of endemic occurrence of hantaviruses in the Balkans. The patient contracted the infection in connection with service in the Czech UNPROFOR unit. The affection manifested itself as renal insufficiency and required a total of seven haemodialyses for complete recovery. The epidemiological context and clinical course of the disease are described in detail.
Pejcoch
M
M
Krajská hygienická stanice, Brno.
Petrů
K
K
Monhart
V
V
Matyásová
I
I
D000328:Adult; D017523:Croatia / Q000453:epidemiology; D018153:Czech Republic / Q000453:epidemiology; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D006480:Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel