Acute abdomen due to acute pancreatitis--a rare presentation of leptospirosis.
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in English
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| ID: sea-89805
ABSTRACT
Even though, Leptospiral infection is not uncommon, it can have different rare presentations. Acute pancreatitis is one such rare gastrointestinal manifestation of acute pancreatitis. Apart from the typical clinical features; elevated serum lipase or elastase-1, along with radiological evidence and positive leptospiral serology confirms this rare association.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Pancreatitis
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Penicillins
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Prognosis
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Humans
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Male
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Immunoglobulin M
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Octreotide
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Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed
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Acute Disease
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Diagnosis, Differential
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
Language:
English
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
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