Two Atypical Cases of Hantavirus Infections from Sri Lanka
Joint Authors
Ehelepola, N. D. B.
Basnayake, B. M. L. S.
Sathkumara, S. M. B. Y.
Kaluphana, K. L. R.
Source
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-04-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
There are two categories of hantaviruses resulting in two distinct illnesses.
The Old World (Asia and Europe) viruses give rise to hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS), and the New World (Americas) viruses cause hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS).
Hantavirus infections have very similar clinical pictures and epidemiology to leptospirosis.
Here, we present two cases of hantavirus infections from Sri Lanka (in South Asia) initially misdiagnosed as leptospirosis and later further investigated and diagnosed as hantavirus infections with serological confirmation of the diagnosis.
They had clinical pictures of a combination of both HFRS and HPS as well as the involvement of the central nervous system.
Hantavirus infections are rarely diagnosed in South Asia.
Reports on such atypical clinical pictures of hantavirus infections are extremely rare.
Having arrived at the correct diagnosis late/retrospectively, both these patients recovered notwithstanding being seriously ill, indicating adequate supportive therapy can save lives in such cases.
The emergence of the hantavirus, an infection seriously affecting multiple organ systems with a high case fatality rate that is spread by aerosol and other routes, could become a serious public health issue in Sri Lanka.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ehelepola, N. D. B.& Basnayake, B. M. L. S.& Sathkumara, S. M. B. Y.& Kaluphana, K. L. R.. 2018. Two Atypical Cases of Hantavirus Infections from Sri Lanka. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ehelepola, N. D. B.…[et al.]. Two Atypical Cases of Hantavirus Infections from Sri Lanka. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Ehelepola, N. D. B.& Basnayake, B. M. L. S.& Sathkumara, S. M. B. Y.& Kaluphana, K. L. R.. Two Atypical Cases of Hantavirus Infections from Sri Lanka. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1144503
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1144503