Coagulopathy in acute Puumala hantavirus infection
Koskela, Sirpa; Mäkelä, Satu; Strandin, Tomas; Vaheri, Antti; Outinen, Tuula; Joutsi-Korhonen, Lotta; Pörsti, Ilkka; Mustonen, Jukka; Laine, Outi (2021-08)
Koskela, Sirpa
Mäkelä, Satu
Strandin, Tomas
Vaheri, Antti
Outinen, Tuula
Joutsi-Korhonen, Lotta
Pörsti, Ilkka
Mustonen, Jukka
Laine, Outi
08 / 2021
1553
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tuni-202108306867
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tuni-202108306867
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Peer reviewed
Tiivistelmä
Puumala hantavirus (PUUV) causes a hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS), also called nephropathia epidemica (NE), which is mainly endemic in Europe and Russia. The clinical features include a low platelet count, altered coagulation, endothelial activation, and acute kidney injury (AKI). Multiple connections between coagulation pathways and inflammatory mediators, as well as complement and kallikrein–kinin systems, have been reported. The bleeding symptoms are usually mild. PUUV-infected patients also have an increased risk for disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) and thrombosis.
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