Multi-organ failure, weeks after being exposed to murky water – rule out leptospirosis
Leptospirosis is a rare zoonotic disease which occurs in people exposed to contaminated water or/and animal urine. We report two cases of moderate to severe leptospirosis. The first case was a healthy middle-aged biology professor who recently visited his family in Jamaica and presented with multi-o...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2017-07-01
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Series: | Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2017.1336046 |