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Engelsk titel: First case of nephropathia epidemica in southern Sweden Läs online Författare: Economou Lundeberg, Elin ; Frisk, Josefin Språk: Swe Antal referenser: 9 Dokumenttyp: Fallbeskrivning UI-nummer: 19040189

Tidskrift

Läkartidningen 2019;116(5)197-9 ISSN 0023-7205 E-ISSN 1652-7518 KIBs bestånd av denna tidskrift Denna tidskrift är expertgranskad (Peer-Reviewed)

Sammanfattning

Nephropathia epidemica (NE) is the European version of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome. NE is caused by the Puumala type of Hantavirus with the bank vole (Clethrionomys glareolus) as the natural reservoir. Endemic regions include northern Sweden with an incidence of 53 to 569 cases per year, depending on the cyclic variation of rodent populations. In southern Sweden, south of the Mälardalen region, no cases of NE have been described without a historical account of travel to endemic areas in the weeks beforehand. This case report describes the course of disease of a patient diagnosed with NE, who had only stayed in the southernmost region of Sweden: Skåne. This may indicate the spread of NE to more southern regions of Sweden. NE should consequently be considered as a differential diagnosis at emergency and infectious disease departments throughout Sweden.