Leptospirosis: a re-emerging infection

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• 作者：Jaydeep Sarkar ; ^{jaydeep_sarkar@hotmail.com} ; Aditi Chopra ; Bhimrai Katageri ; Hans Raj ; Atul Goel
• 关键词：Leptospirosis ; Respiratory failure ; Jaundice ; Encephalopathy
• 刊名：Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine
• 出版年：2012
• 期刊代码：pca68_19957645
• 类别：med
• 出版时间：June, 2012
• 卷：5
• 期：6
• 页码：500-502
• 文件大小：233 K

摘要

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.