Increasing awareness of physicians against severe leptospirosis: A treatable but potentially fatal zoonotic infection

Leptospirosis is a worldwide, often severe and potentially fatal zoonotic infection. Here, we present the case of a 35-year-old man with severe leptospirosis infection that was identified early and was treated effectively, with a quite impressive complete recovery. Delaying of early diagnosis and tr...

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Autores principales: Kritikos, Konstantinos, Mililis, Panagiotis, Mpahara, Aikaterini, Kouvariotis, Georgios, Kritikos, Nikolaos, Chaliotis, Georgios
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5629881/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29026769
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2249-4863.214955
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Sumario:Leptospirosis is a worldwide, often severe and potentially fatal zoonotic infection. Here, we present the case of a 35-year-old man with severe leptospirosis infection that was identified early and was treated effectively, with a quite impressive complete recovery. Delaying of early diagnosis and treatment is crucial for the development of an unfavorable clinical course and increases the risk of a lethal outcome.

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