Chronic renal failure after Puumala virus infection.
Chronic renal failure has never been described after Puumala hantavirus infection, which usually causes acute renal failure with spontaneous full recovery. We report a 15-year-old boy who presented with Puumala hantavirus infection and initial severe acute renal failure. His renal function gradually improved, but more than 2 years after the acute episode it was still moderately impaired, with a creatinine clearance of about 60 ml/min per 1.73 m(2)
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Service de Néphrologie Pédiatrique, Hôpital Necker Enfants Malades, F-75743 Paris Cedex 15, France.
Gagnadoux
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Le Guenno
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Gubler
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Niaudet
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Guyot
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Broyer
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D000293:Adolescent; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D018778:Hantavirus Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000652:urine; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000097:blood / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000652:urine; D008297:Male; D006435:Renal Dialysis
D003404:Creatinine