| Literature DB >> 12060884 |
Timo Hautala1, Tarja Sironen, Olli Vapalahti, Eija Pääkkö, Terttu Särkioja, Pasi I Salmela, Antti Vaheri, Alexander Plyusnin, Heikki Kauma.
Abstract
We describe 3 cases of nephropathia epidemica (NE) that confirm that Puumala virus infection may cause hypophyseal injury. Autopsy revealed a hemorrhagic hypophysis positive for Puumala virus antigen in both neuroendocrine stromal and vascular endothelial cells in 1 patient, and 2 patients developed hypophyseal hemorrhage (diagnosed with magnetic resonance imaging) during or shortly after acute NE, both of whom developed panhypopituitarism.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12060884 DOI: 10.1086/340859
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Infect Dis ISSN: 1058-4838 Impact factor: 9.079