Hemorrhagic pulmonary leptospirosis: three cases from the Yucatan peninsula, Mexico

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Jorge Zavala-velázquez¹  María Cárdenas-marrufo¹  Ignacio Vado-solís¹  Marco Cetina-cámara²  José Cano-tur²  Hugo Laviada-molina¹ 

[1] ,Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán Facultad de Medicina Unidad Interinstitucional de Investigación Clínica y Epidemiológica,México

关键词: Leptospirosis;    Hemorrhagic pulmonary;    Yucatan;    Leptospirose;    Hemorragia pulmonar;    Yucatán;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0037-86822008000400016

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Three leptospirosis cases with lung involvement are reported from the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. All three patients were admitted to the intensive care unit due to acute respiratory failure. Treatment with antibiotics resulted in favorable evolution despite the negative prognosis. Leptospirosis should be included in the differential diagnosis of patients with fever and lung involvement.

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