Acute renal failure due to leptospirosis. Diagnostic challenges – a case report

Aim: Presentation of leptospirosis as a cause of acute renal failure. Leptospirosis is an infectious zoonosis caused by the pathogenic spirochetes of the genus Leptospira, typically Leptospira interrogans. The main reservoirs of Leptospira are rodents, wild animals, dogs, cats, pigs, domestic cattle...

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Main Authors: Katarzyna Dziedzic-Jankowska, Anna Ozimek, Ernest Kuchar, Małgorzata Pańczyk-Tomaszewska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Medical Communications Sp. z o.o. 2019-11-01
Series:Pediatria i Medycyna Rodzinna
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Online Access:http://www.pimr.pl/index.php/issues/2019-vol-15-no-3/acute-renal-failure-due-to-leptospirosis-diagnostic-challenges-a-case-report?aid=1387