Puumala hantavirus: an imaging review.
(2020) Acta radiologica (1987- ) — Vol. 61, n° 8, p. 1072-1079 (2020)
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Dupont, Michaël 
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- Puumala virus (PUUV) is the most common hantavirus in Europe. It is known to cause nephropathia epidemica, which is considered a mild type of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome. However, it does not only involve the kidneys and is rarely accompanied by symptomatic hemorrhage. We review the imaging abnormalities caused by PUUV infection, from head to pelvis, emphasizing the broad spectrum of possible findings and bringing further support to a previously suggested denomination "Hantavirus disease" that would encompass all clinical manifestations. Although non-specific, knowledge of radiological appearances is useful to support clinically suspected PUUV infection, before confirmation by serology.
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Lebecque, O., & Dupont, M. (2020). Puumala hantavirus: an imaging review. Acta radiologica (1987- ), 61(8), 1072-1079. https://doi.org/10.1177/0284185119889564 (Original work published 2020)