Two Cases of Lassa Fever Successfully Treated with Ribavirin and Adjunct Dexamethasone for Concomitant Infections

Lassa fever is a viral hemorrhagic fever treated with supportive care and the broad-spectrum antiviral drug ribavirin. The pathophysiology, especially the role of hyperinflammation, of this disease is unknown. We report successful remission of complicated Lassa fever in 2 patients in Nigeria who rec...

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Autores principales: Okogbenin, Sylvanus, Erameh, Cyril, Okoeguale, Joseph, Edeawe, Osahogie, Ekuaze, Esele, Iraoyah, Kelly, Agho, John, Groger, Mirjam, Kreuels, Benno, Oestereich, Lisa, Babatunde, Femi O., Akhideno, Peter, Günther, Stephan, Ramharter, Michael, Omansen, Till
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2022
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9514364/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36148915
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2810.220625

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9514364/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36148915
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2810.220625

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