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Intensive treatment and monitoring of patients with severe Ebola virus disease in specialized units in Europe and the U.S. has yielded insights into the disease course and potential interventions. Now, investigators have described the care of an Ebola virus–infected 38-year-old male physician evacuated from Sierra Leone to Frankfurt, Germany.
After onset of symptoms, the patient self-treated with amiodarone and received oral rehydration solution; on day 6 of illness, he arrived in Germany for treatment under biosafety level 4 isolation conditions. He developed vascular leak syndrome and multiorgan failure, necessitating intubation, ventilatory support, and hemodiafiltration.
On day 11, because of worsening pulmonary vascular leak syndrome, he…