title: Nephropathia epidemica (puumala virus infection) in Austrian children.
abstract: From 2000 to 2007, 19 Austrian children (aged 6-18 years) had serologically verified nephropathia epidemica. Common clinical features were abdominal/flank/back pain, fever, nausea, vomiting, headache, and transient visual disturbances. Acute renal failure was present in 18 (95%) patients. All patients recovered completely. Childhood nephropathia epidemica in Austria takes a similar course to those reported for Northern European Puumala virus strains.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
authors.forename: Birgit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Acham-Roschitz
authors.forename: Stephan W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Aberle
authors.forename: Notburga
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pirker
authors.forename: Wilhelm
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kaulfersch
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boehm
authors.forename: Siegfrid
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Roedl
authors.forename: Werner
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zenz
authors.forename: Ekkehard
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ring
authors.forename: Christoph J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Mache
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000453:epidemiology; D000293:Adolescent; D001317:Austria / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006480:Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D029262:Puumala virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016896:Treatment Outcome