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A patient who made an impact on how I practice: Severe leptospirosis presenting as ARDS in the ICU.

ΤίτλοςA patient who made an impact on how I practice: Severe leptospirosis presenting as ARDS in the ICU.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2018
AuthorsPanagiotidou, E. S., Akritidou S. V., Kotoulas S. T., Sourla E. K., Mpikos B. G., Bagalas B. P., Stanopoulos I. T., Fekete K. M., & Pataka A. D.
JournalJ Infect Public Health
Volume11
Issue1
Pagination133-135
Date Published2018 Jan - Feb
ISSN1876-035X
Λέξεις κλειδιάAged, Diagnosis, Differential, Humans, Intensive Care Units, Leptospirosis, Male, Radiography, Thoracic, Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult, Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Abstract

Severe leptospirosis can be a rare cause of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and multiorgan failure. A patient who made an impact on how I practice was a case of severe leptospirosis (Weil's disease) that presented as ARDS in the ICU. Leptospirosis is an under-reported infectious disease worldwide and should be considered as a cause of ARDS especially in patients with exposure history complicated with diffuse alveolar bleeding (DAH), icteric hepatitis and renal deterioration. Empiric treatment should be recommended before confirmation of laboratory tests as serological diagnosis is time consuming.

DOI10.1016/j.jiph.2017.03.004
Alternate JournalJ Infect Public Health
PubMed ID28434776

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