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Atrial flutter complicating severe leptospirosis: a case report
| Resumo: | Cardiac disturbances are relatively common and electrocardiographic abnormalities may be found in more than 70% of patients with leptospirosis. We report the case of a 68 year-old male with severe leptospirosis who developed atrial flutter. Effective treatment was done with amiodarone. The patient became clinical stable, with complete recovery. Rigorous clinical observation and continuous electrocardiogram (ECG) monitoring may facilitate the identification of rhythm disorders, and thus prevent a probable fatal outcome, in severe cases of leptospirosis. |
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| Autores principais: | Silva,Francisco Theogenes Macêdo |
| Outros Autores: | Silva Junior,Geraldo Bezerra da; Benevides,André Nunes; Daher,Elizabeth De Francesco |
| Assunto: | Leptospirosis Weil syndrome Arrhythmia Atrial flutter Electrocardiogram |
| Ano: | 2013 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Tipo de documento: | relatório |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | IBICT |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Oasisbr |
| Resumo: | Cardiac disturbances are relatively common and electrocardiographic abnormalities may be found in more than 70% of patients with leptospirosis. We report the case of a 68 year-old male with severe leptospirosis who developed atrial flutter. Effective treatment was done with amiodarone. The patient became clinical stable, with complete recovery. Rigorous clinical observation and continuous electrocardiogram (ECG) monitoring may facilitate the identification of rhythm disorders, and thus prevent a probable fatal outcome, in severe cases of leptospirosis. |
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