Intensive care of a weils disease with multiorgan failure.
J Clin Med Res
; 2(3): 145-9, 2010 May 19.
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UNLABELLED: Leptospirosis is a commonly encountered type of zoonosis, especially in tropical regions. There is insufficient data regarding its frequency in non-tropical regions such as Turkey. Although leptospirosis presents with a mild icteric form in nearly 90% of cases, it can lead to Weils disease characterized by fever as well as fulminant hepatorenal and respiratory failure, in approximately 5 - 10% of cases. In this case report, we present a patient with Weil's disease, complicated with multiorgan failure. KEYWORDS: Weils disease; Leptospirosis; Multiorgan failure.
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