Corticosteroids combined with continuous veno-venous hemodiafiltration for treatment of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome caused by Puumala virus infection.

Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis

Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Stenbäckinkatu 11, P.O. B 281, 00029 HUS, Helsinki, Finland.

Published: April 2006

Reported here are two cases of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome caused by Puumala virus infection, which rapidly resolved after initiation of corticosteroid treatment combined with continuous veno-venous hemodiafiltration. These cases emphasize the role of the inflammatory response in the pathogenesis of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome.

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