Deeply jaundiced: Not so surgical after all

Leptospirosis is an under-recognised disease in sub-Saharan Africa and the diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion. This case report highlights the protean manifestations of leptospirosis. Leptospirosis should be considered in any patient presenting with fever and jaundice, especially when ther...

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Autores principales: du Plessis, Wesley P., Lahri, Sa’ad, Somers, Keethal, Lovelock, Tamsin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AOSIS 2023
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10696568/
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajid.v38i1.559
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author du Plessis, Wesley P.
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description Leptospirosis is an under-recognised disease in sub-Saharan Africa and the diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion. This case report highlights the protean manifestations of leptospirosis. Leptospirosis should be considered in any patient presenting with fever and jaundice, especially when there has been a history of occupational or recreational exposure to water, soil or rodents. CONTRIBUTION: This case report describes a typical case of leptospirosis, which often presents as a diagnostic dilemma.
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spelling pubmed-106965682023-12-06 Deeply jaundiced: Not so surgical after all du Plessis, Wesley P. Lahri, Sa’ad Somers, Keethal Lovelock, Tamsin S Afr J Infect Dis Case Report Leptospirosis is an under-recognised disease in sub-Saharan Africa and the diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion. This case report highlights the protean manifestations of leptospirosis. Leptospirosis should be considered in any patient presenting with fever and jaundice, especially when there has been a history of occupational or recreational exposure to water, soil or rodents. CONTRIBUTION: This case report describes a typical case of leptospirosis, which often presents as a diagnostic dilemma. AOSIS 2023-11-20 /pmc/articles/PMC10696568/ http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajid.v38i1.559 Text en © 2023. The Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.
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Deeply jaundiced: Not so surgical after all
title Deeply jaundiced: Not so surgical after all
title_full Deeply jaundiced: Not so surgical after all
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