Synonym(s)
Epidemic nephropathy
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Mainly occurring in Central Europe, caused by viruses of the Puumala virus group.
Incubation period: 5-35 (-60) days.
Asymptomatic and oligosymptomatic courses are possible.
Only in 5-10% development of clinical symptoms like fever, lumbalgia, abdominal and headache, proteinuria and/or hematuria, restriction of renal function, oliguria up to acute renal failure (tubular necrosis).
S.u. Hantan virus infections.
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