Nephropathia epidemica (puumala virus infection) in Austrian children.
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.
Acham-Roschitz
Birgit
B
Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Aberle
Stephan W
SW
Pirker
Notburga
N
Kaulfersch
Wilhelm
W
Boehm
Michael
M
Roedl
Siegfrid
S
Zenz
Werner
W
Ring
Ekkehard
E
Mache
Christoph J
CJ
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