The authors adduce a brief description of the features and outcomes of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) in 8 pregnant women. The results of the examination of a 54-year-old woman and her son, who suffered from a severe form of HERS 28 years ago during the 31st week of pregnancy, are presented in detail. Antibodies to Hantaan virus 1:32 were found; magnetic resonance tomography of the skull revealed sequelae of hypophysial hemorrhage with the formation of "partly empty ephippium".
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe authors describe two lethal outcomes of severe hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in spouses aged 50 and 44. A detailed description of clinical symptoms, the results of laboratory and instrumental tests, and possible mechanisms of contamination is given. Cross-sectional photographs of kidneys and hypophyseal hemorrhage, as well as radiograms of renal arteries and right pulmonary blood vessels after post-mortem filling with radiopaque mass are presented.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFResults of studies of clonorchiasis in the region of the Upper Amur and its tributaries are presented. Biological features of the pathogen and its epidemiology are outlined. Clinical symptoms were studied in 112 patients.
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