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Hemorrhagic pulmonary leptospirosis: three cases from the Yucatan peninsula, Mexico
| Resumo: | Three leptospirosis cases with lung involvement are reported from the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. All three patients were admitted to the intensive care unit due to acute respiratory failure. Treatment with antibiotics resulted in favorable evolution despite the negative prognosis. Leptospirosis should be included in the differential diagnosis of patients with fever and lung involvement. |
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| Autores principais: | Zavala-Velázquez,Jorge |
| Outros Autores: | Cárdenas-Marrufo,María; Vado-Solís,Ignacio; Cetina-Cámara,Marco; Cano-Tur,José; Laviada-Molina,Hugo |
| Assunto: | Leptospirosis Hemorrhagic pulmonary Yucatan |
| Ano: | 2008 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | IBICT |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Oasisbr |
| Resumo: | Three leptospirosis cases with lung involvement are reported from the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. All three patients were admitted to the intensive care unit due to acute respiratory failure. Treatment with antibiotics resulted in favorable evolution despite the negative prognosis. Leptospirosis should be included in the differential diagnosis of patients with fever and lung involvement. |
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