Hemorrhagic pulmonary leptospirosis: three cases from the Yucatan peninsula, Mexico Leptospirose hemorrágica pulmonar: três casos na península de Yucatán, México

Hemorrhagic pulmonary leptospirosis: three cases from the Yucatan peninsula, Mexico Leptospirose hemorrágica pulmonar: três casos na península de Yucatán, México

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 shou...

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Main Authors: Jorge Zavala-Velázquez, María Cárdenas-Marrufo, Ignacio Vado-Solís, Marco Cetina-Cámara, José Cano-Tur, Hugo Laviada-Molina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2008-08-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Leptospirose
Hemorragia pulmonar
Yucatán
Leptospirosis
Hemorrhagic pulmonary
Yucatan
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