Published: 10 June 2016
Author(s): Daniel Kitterer, Simon Greulich, Stefan Grün, Stephan Segerer, Jukka Mustonen, M. Dominik Alscher, Niko Braun, Joerg Latus
Issue: June 2016
Section: Original Article

Nephropathia epidemica (NE), caused by Puumala virus (PUUV), is characterized by acute kidney injury (AKI) and thrombocytopenia. Cardiac involvement with electrocardiographic (ECG) abnormalities has been previously reported in NE; however, its prognostic value is unknown. Relative bradycardia is an important clinical sign in various infectious diseases, and previous smaller studies have described pulse–temperature deficit in patients with PUUV infection.

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