Leptospirosis as an important differential of pulmonary haemorrhage on the intensive care unit: a case managed with VV-ECMO

Leptospirosis as an important differential of pulmonary haemorrhage on the intensive care unit: a case managed with VV-ECMO

Abstract Background Leptospirosis is a potentially fatal zoonosis. It can cause a wide range of symptoms, including diffuse alveolar haemorrhage which occurs in a minority of cases but carries a mortality of over 70%. These patients may present with severe acute respiratory failure. The differential...

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Main Authors: James Barnacle, Stefan Gurney, Stephane Ledot, Suveer Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:Journal of Intensive Care
Subjects:
Leptospirosis
Extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation
Pulmonary haemorrhage
Diffuse alveolar haemorrhage
Weil’s disease
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40560-020-00447-2

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