Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medicine

Department of Critical Care Medicine, Holy Family Hospital, St. Andrews Road, Bandra (West), Mumbai, India

Publications

• Case Report   
  Case Based Discussion: Hantavirus Infection Presenting as Pulmonary Syndrome in an Immunocompetent Adult Male
  Author(s): Pradeep Kumar Vyas*, Vidyadhara Lakkappan, Rajesh Uchil, Suhas Thorat and Vijay Khatri
  
  Hantaviruses are rodent-borne virus infection manifested as haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome and hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome. HCPS is a severe, fatal, respiratory disease caused by infection with hanta viruses. Anyone who comes in contact with rodents that carry hanta-viruses is at risk of HCPS. Rodent infestation in and around the home remains the primary risk for hanta-virus exposure. Clinical presentation of hanta-virus infections is not very much clear, sero-conversion and rising anti-hantavirus IgG titers were taken as evidence. Here we present a case of a 46-year-old male diagnosed to have hanta virus pulmonary syndrome treated successfully.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2576-1420.2020.5.139

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