balkan nephropathy/fever

The morphology of peritubular capillary has been mostly studied in relation to chronic transplant rejection, where an association has been found between transplant glomerulopathy and reduplication of peritubular capillary basement membranes (PCBM). This electron microscopy study of peritubular

Bilateral eyelid edema, chemosis, conjunctival injection and hemorrhages, shallowing of the anterior chamber with transitory myopia, and acute glaucoma were observed in three patients with hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (nephropathia epidemica). One patient had anterior uveitis with posterior

The serological diagnosis of Nephropathia epidemica (NE), the mild European type of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS), was studied by means of an indirect immunofluorescent antibody technique (IFAT) in a large outbreak in Finland (morbidity 1.4/1000 population). Acetone-fixed sections of

Nephropathia epidemica (NE) is the mild Scandinavian form of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS). Its hemorrhagic manifestations are so mild that initially--as its name implies--it was not considered a hemorrhagic fever. It is, however, clinically, histologically, and epidemiologically

Nephropathia epidemica (NE) in Scandinavia is a zoonosis caused by Puumala virus. The main animal reservoir is the bank vole. NE predominantly affects men. Its annual incidence varies in a cyclic fashion, with peaks occurring every third to fourth year. The clinical picture of NE in Scandinavia is

A close aetiological relation between Korean haemorrhagic fever and nephropathia epidemica of Scandinavia has often been suggested because of similarities in their clinical picture and epidemiology. This relation has now been confirmed serologically; raised titres of antibody to Korean haemorrhagic

The clinical characteristics of serologically verified nephropathia epidemica, the Scandinavian form of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome, were studied in Swedish children who were < 15 years of age. In 1990 to 1992, 14 cases were prospectively followed. A retrospective survey during 1984 to

We report epidemiologic, clinical, laboratory, and biopsy findings in 14 cases of nephropathia epidemica. The patients were between 19 and 49 years of age. The onset of the disease was characterized by high fever, nausea, headache, backache, abdominal pain, proteinuria, oliguria, hematuria, and

An indirect fluorescent antibody technique (IFAT) was applied to serologically confirm the clinical diagnosis in 507 nephropathia epidemica (NE) suspected patients. Hantaan virus (HV), the agent of Korean hemorrhagic fever, which is serologically related to the NE agent, was used as antigen. Both

A newly developed spot slide immunofluorescence method utilizing an in vitro antigen source was used for the first time for the assay of antibodies reactant with the Korean haemorrhagic fever (KHF) agent in sera from patients diagnosed with Scandinavian epidemic (endemic) nephropathy (nephropathia

Central nervous system (CNS) - related symptoms occur in haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS). To study the CNS and ophthalmic involvement in nephropathia epidemica (NE), the European type of HFRS, we included 26 patients in a prospective study. Most common CNS-related symptoms were

Sequelae following Nephropathia epidemica (NE) were investigated in 792 individuals living in an endemic area of Sweden. Volunteers were tested for presence of Puumala (PUU) virus specific IgG antibodies in serum, as well as several parameters linked with renal dysfunction and cardiovascular disease

The diagnosis of nephropathia epidemica (NE) is primarily not histological, but because biopsy samples sometimes reach the pathologist, knowledge of histology may be of diagnostic value, in addition to clarifying the pathogenesis. The authors collected 80 biopsies from 65 patients taken after the