Myocarditis, pancreatitis, polyarthritis, mononeuritis multiplex and vasculitis with symmetrical peripheral gangrene of the lower extremities as a rare presentation of leptospirosis: a case report and review of the literature

INTRODUCTION: Leptospirosis is a zoonosis caused by the spirochete, Leptospira interrogans. While most cases of leptospirosis are mild to moderate, the course may be complicated by multiorgan dysfunction. We present a rare case of leptospirosis with acute myocarditis, pancreatitis, polyarthritis, mo...

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Autores principales: Panagopoulos, Periklis, Terzi, Irene, Karanikas, Michail, Galanopoulos, Nikolaos, Maltezos, Efstratios
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4038076/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24885926
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-8-150

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4038076/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24885926
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-8-150

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