A soldier in respiratory distress

A soldier serving in Bosnia-Hercegovina complained of pleuritic chest pain and dyspnoea. Hantavirus, which caused this soldier's problem, has been the cause of other illness among military personnel.

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Published in:The Lancet (British edition) 1996-01, Vol.347 (8993), p.30-30
Main Authors: Stuart, L.M., Beale, R.J., Rice, P.S., Lloyd, G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Antigens, Viral - analysis
Biological and medical sciences
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Creatinine
Dopamine
Fever
Hantavirus - immunology
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome - diagnosis
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome - therapy
Human viral diseases
Humans
Hypoxia
Infections
Infectious diseases
Intensive care
Male
Medical sciences
Military Personnel
Nitric oxide
Pulmonary arteries
Respiration, Artificial
Respiratory diseases
Tropical medicine
United Kingdom
Ventilators
Viral diseases
Viral diseases of the respiratory system and ent viral diseases
Viruses
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Summary:A soldier serving in Bosnia-Hercegovina complained of pleuritic chest pain and dyspnoea. Hantavirus, which caused this soldier's problem, has been the cause of other illness among military personnel.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(96)91560-3