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J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect
; 7(3): 173-174, 2017 Jul.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-28808510
ABSTRACT
Leptospirosis is a rare zoonotic disease which occurs in people exposed to contaminated water or/and animal urine. We report two cases of moderate to severe leptospirosis. The first case was a healthy middle-aged biology professor who recently visited his family in Jamaica and presented with multi-organ failure. The second case was a 27-year-old police officer who was admitted for acute liver injury and thrombocytopenia after helping people evacuate during a flood/disaster situation.