Leptospirosis: a re-emerging infection
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine
;
(12): 500-502, 2012.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-819644
ABSTRACT
Leptospirosis, long thought to be a disease of sewage workers and found post-flooding is re-emerging as a potentially life threatening infectious disease in urban India during monsoon and immediately after due to poor sanitation and drainage. However, it is often ignored and under diagnosed due to a low index of suspicion. We present a fatal case of leptospirosis with acute liver failure, respiratory failure and jaundice and encephalopathy.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Respiratory Insufficiency
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Liver Failure, Acute
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Fatal Outcome
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Diagnosis
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Jaundice
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Leptospirosis
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Microbiology
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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