Papillary necrosis: a late complication of nephropathia epidemica?

Clin Nephrol. 1997 Oct;48(4):263-5.

Abstract

In the following we describe a case of nephropathia epidemica, which exhibited, a few years after acute infection, arterial hypertension and multiple papillary necrosis. Papillary necrosis was diagnosed by i.v. pyelography and CT Scan. A complete evaluation of the patient failed to show any other etiology for medullary necrosis. If arterial hypertension has already been reported as a complication of nephropathia epidemica, papillary necrosis is exceptional, but may be explained by the severe vascular troubles engendered by Hantavirus infection in kidney medulla.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Hantavirus Infections / complications*
  • Hantavirus Infections / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Kidney Papillary Necrosis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Kidney Papillary Necrosis / etiology*
  • Male
  • Orthohantavirus / immunology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed