Lethal pulmonary hemorrhage syndrome due to Leptospira infection transmitted by pet rat
Human infection with Leptospira interrogans can be life-threatening. Multiple organ involvement frequently presents with liver and kidney failure, less commonly including severe hemolysis and pulmonary hemorrhage syndrome. Here, we present a fulminant case of leptospirosis presenting with hemolysis...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-01-01
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250917300604 |