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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, September 2001, p. 3414-3416, Vol. 39, No. 9
0095-1137/01/$04.00+0   DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.9.3414-3416.2001
Copyright © 2001, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome: Diagnostic Problems with a Known Disease

Dominic Wichmann,1 Werner Slenczka,1 Peter Alter,2 Stephan Boehm,2 and Heinz Feldmann1,3,*

Institut für Virologie, Philipps-Universität, D-35037 Marburg,1 and Klinik für Innere Medizin, Philipps-Universität, D-35033 Marburg,2 Germany, and Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health, National Microbiology Laboratory, Special Pathogens Program, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3E 3R2 Canada3

Received 15 May 2001/Returned for modification 29 May 2001/Accepted 11 July 2001

Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS), caused by different hantaviruses, is a distinct clinical syndrome endemic in several parts of Asia and Europe. However, the clinical picture can sometimes be indistinguishable from that of other infectious or noninfectious diseases. In this report we describe a clinical case, which is a rare occurrence but is a prime example of the difficulties in the diagnosis of HFRS in areas with a low prevalence of the disease.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health, National Microbiology Laboratory, Special Pathogens Program, 1015 Arlington St., Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3E 3R2 Canada. Phone: (204) 789-6019. Fax: (204) 789-2140. E-mail: Heinz_Feldmann{at}hc-sc.gc.ca.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, September 2001, p. 3414-3416, Vol. 39, No. 9
0095-1137/01/$04.00+0   DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.9.3414-3416.2001
Copyright © 2001, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.




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