Leptospirosis:a re-emerging infection

<正>Leptospirosis,long thought to be a disease of sewage workers and found post-flooding is reemerging 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 diagn...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine 2012-06, Vol.5 (6), p.500-502
Hauptverfasser:	Sarkar, Jaydeep, Chopra, Aditi, Katageri, Bhimrai, Raj, Hans, Goel, Atul
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Encephalopathy failure Fatal Outcome Female Humans Jaundice Jaundice - microbiology Leptospira Leptospirosis Leptospirosis - complications Leptospirosis - diagnosis Liver Failure, Acute - microbiology Marine Middle Aged Respiratory Respiratory failure Respiratory Insufficiency - microbiology
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Zusammenfassung:	<正>Leptospirosis,long thought to be a disease of sewage workers and found post-flooding is reemerging 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.
ISSN:	1995-7645 2352-4146
DOI:	10.1016/S1995-7645(12)60086-8