Dobrava hantavirus infection complicated by panhypopituitarism, Istanbul, Turkey, 2010.
We identified Dobrava-Belgrade virus infection in Turkey (from a strain related to hantavirus strains from nearby countries) in a patient who had severe symptoms leading to panhypopituitarism, but no known risk for hantavirus. Our findings emphasize the need for increased awareness of hantaviruses in the region and assessment of symptomatic persons without known risk factors for infection.
Acıbadem Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. sariguzel@hotmail.com
Nevin
N
Sarıgüzel
Jörg
J
Hofmann
Alper Tunga
AT
Canpolat
Ali
A
Türk
Jakob
J
Ettinger
Deniz
D
Atmaca
Işın
I
Akyar
Serap
S
Yücel
Ender
E
Arıkan
Yavuz
Y
Uyar
Dilek Y
DY
Çağlayık
Ayşe Sesin
AS
Kocagöz
Ayşin
A
Kaya
Detlev H
DH
Kruger
D000328:Adult; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D006476:Orthohantavirus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics*; D018778:Hantavirus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D007018:Hypopituitarism / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D010802:Phylogeny; D012769:Shock / Q000209:etiology; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology