Emerging Infectious Diseases (Jul 2012)

Dobrava Hantavirus Infection Complicated by Panhypopituitarism, Istanbul, Turkey, 2010

  • Nevin Sarıgüzel,
  • Jörg Hofmann,
  • Alper Tunga Canpolat,
  • Ali Türk,
  • Jakob Ettinger,
  • Deniz Atmaca,
  • Işın Akyar,
  • Serap Yücel,
  • Ender Arıkan,
  • Yavuz Uyar,
  • Dilek Y. Çağlayık,
  • Ayşe Sesin Kocagöz,
  • Ayşin Kaya,
  • Detlev H. Kruger

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1807.111746
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 18, no. 7
pp. 1180 – 1183

Abstract

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We identified Dobrava-Belgrade virus infection in Turkey (from a strain related to hantavirus strains from nearby countries) in a patient who had severe symptoms leading to panhypopituitarism, but no known risk for hantavirus. Our findings emphasize the need for increased awareness of hantaviruses in the region and assessment of symptomatic persons without known risk factors for infection.

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