Probable Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome That Occurred in New Mexico in 1975
Authors: Charlton Wilson
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1994)

Letters1 May 1994Probable Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome That Occurred in New Mexico in 1975Charlton Wilson, MD, Brian Hjelle, MD, and Steven Jenison, MDCharlton Wilson, MDUnited States Public Health Service Indian Hospital; Mescalero, NM 88340University of New Mexico School of Medicine; Albuquerque, NM 87131, Brian Hjelle, MDUnited States Public Health Service Indian Hospital; Mescalero, NM 88340University of New Mexico School of Medicine; Albuquerque, NM 87131, and Steven Jenison, MDUnited States Public Health Service Indian Hospital; Mescalero, NM 88340University of New Mexico School of Medicine; Albuquerque, NM 87131Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-120-9-199405010-00024 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:We describe a case of acute pulmonary disease consistent with the hantavirus pulmonary syndrome [1-3].In March 1975, fever and severe myalgias developed in a 37-year-old Native American ranch hand from New Mexico. He was hospitalized 3 days later with dyspnea and hypoxemia. Laboratory findings were as follows: arterial blood pH, 7.48; Pco2, 22 mm Hg; Po2, 41 mm Hg; hematocrit, 0.59; leukocyte count, 31 900 × 106/L; and platelet count, 44 000 × 106/L. Peripheral blood contained immature neutrophils, including promyelocytes. Serum protein was 49 g/L, albumin was 28 g/L, lactate dehydrogenase level was 8.10 µkat/L, ...References1. Outbreak of acute illness—Southwestern United States, 1993. MMWR Morb Mortal Weekly Rep. 1993; 42:421-4. Google Scholar2. Nichol ST, Spiropoulou CF, Morzunov S, Rollin PE, Ksiazek TG, Feldmann G, et al. Genetic identification of a hantavirus associated with an outbreak of acute respiratory illness. Science. 1993; 262: 914-7. Google Scholar3. Hjelle B, Jenison S, Torrez-Martinez N, Yamada T, Nolte K, Zumwalt R, et al. A novel hantavirus associated with an outbreak of fatal respiratory disease in the southwestern United States: evolutionary relationships to known hantaviruses. J Virol. 1994; 68:592-6. Google Scholar4. Hjelle B, Jenison S, Torrez-Martinez N, Damrow TA, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Progress in development of hantavirus diagnostic assays—United States. MMWR Morb Mortal Weekly Rep. 1993; 42:770-2. Google Scholar5. Jenison S, Yamada T, Morris C, Anderson B, Torrez-Martinez N, Keller N, et al. Characterization of human antibody responses to Four Corners hantavirus infections among patients with hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. J Virol. 1994; (In press). Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: United States Public Health Service Indian Hospital; Mescalero, NM 88340University of New Mexico School of Medicine; Albuquerque, NM 87131Disclaimer: The opinion expressed is that of the authors and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Public Health Service. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByBunyaviridae : Orthobunyaviruses, Phleboviruses, Nairoviruses, and HantavirusesCurrent Status of Hantavirus Vaccines DevelopmentHantavirus pulmonary syndromeCommunity acquired pneumonia in the tropicsHantavirus infectionRapid and specific detection of Sin Nombre virus antibodies in patients with hantavirus pulmonary syndrome by a strip immunoblot assay suitable for field diagnosisMolecular linkage of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome to the white-footed mouse, Peromyscus leucopus: genetic characterization of the M genome of New York virusSin Nombre virus infection in 1959Emerging infectious disease: what are the relative roles of ecology and evolution?Phylogenetically distinct hantavirus implicated in a case of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in the Northeastern United StatesHantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome: The Four Corners DiseaseHantaviruses: Clinical, Microbiologic, and Epidemiologic Aspects 1 May 1994Volume 120, Issue 9Page: 813KeywordsAntibodiesBloodBone marrowPlateletsPulmonary diseasesSerum proteinsSputumThoraxVentilatorsWestern blot Issue Published: 1 May 1994 CopyrightCopyright © 1994 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...