An outbreak of leptospirosis with predominant cardiac involvement: a case series

An outbreak of leptospirosis with predominant cardiac involvement: a case series

Abstract Background Severe leptospirosis is known to cause multi organ dysfunction including cardiac involvement. In the clinical setting with limited resources, high degree of suspicion is needed to diagnose cardiac involvement including myocarditis. Although myocarditis is not reported as a common...

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Main Authors: P. G. N. S. Jayathilaka, A. S. V. Mendis, M. H. M. T. S. Perera, H. M. T. Damsiri, A. V. C. Gunaratne, Suneth Buddhika Agampodi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Leptospirosis
Myocarditis
Cardiac involvement
Co-infection
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-019-3905-7

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