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Atypical case of hantavirus infection in Sri Lanka mimicking leptospirosis: a case report

BACKGROUND: Hantavirus infection is an emerging zoonotic infection which has two characteristic patterns of presentation: hantavirus pulmonary syndrome and hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome. The clinical presentation of hantavirus infection closely mimics leptospirosis. CASE PRESENTATION: This c...

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Autores principales:	Dalugama, Chamara, Nanayakkara, Madushi, Rathnayaka, Nimanthi, Medagama, Arjuna
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2020
Materias:	Case Report
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7301464/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32552909 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-020-02417-6

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