Long-Term Consequences of Puumala Hantavirus Infection

Jukka Mustonen; Antti Vaheri; Ilkka Pörsti; Satu Mäkelä

doi:10.3390/v14030598

Long-Term Consequences of Puumala Hantavirus Infection

Viruses. 2022 Mar 14;14(3):598. doi: 10.3390/v14030598.

Authors

Jukka Mustonen^{1

2}, Antti Vaheri³, Ilkka Pörsti^{1

2}, Satu Mäkelä²

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, 33014 Tampere, Finland.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Tampere University Hospital, 33520 Tampere, Finland.
³ Department of Virology, Medicum, University of Helsinki, 00290 Helsinki, Finland.

Abstract

Several viral infections are associated with acute and long-term complications. During the past two years, there have been many reports on post-infectious symptoms of the patients suffering from COVID-19 disease. Serious complications occasionally occur during the acute phase of Puumala orthohantavirus caused nephropathia epidemica. Severe long-term consequences are rare. Fatigue for several weeks is quite common. Hormonal insufficiencies should be excluded if the patient does not recover normally.

Keywords: Puumala hantavirus; hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome; postinfectious glomerulonephritis.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Hantavirus Infections* / complications
Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome* / complications
Humans
Orthohantavirus*
Puumala virus*