Acute rhabdomyolysis and delayed pericardial effusion in an Italian patient with Ebola virus disease: a case report

Acute rhabdomyolysis and delayed pericardial effusion in an Italian patient with Ebola virus disease: a case report

Abstract Background During the 2013–2016 West Africa Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic, some EVD patients, mostly health care workers, were evacuated to Europe and the USA. Case presentation In May 2015, a 37-year old male nurse contracted Ebola virus disease in Sierra Leone. After Ebola virus dete...

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Main Authors: Emanuele Nicastri, Antonio Brucato, Nicola Petrosillo, Gianluigi Biava, Timothy M. Uyeki, Giuseppe Ippolito, INMI’s Ebola Team
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Ebola Virus Disease
Rhabdomyolysis
Pericardial effusion
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-017-2689-x

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