Hemorrhagic pulmonary leptospirosis: three cases from the Yucatan peninsula, Mexico Leptospirose hemorrágica pulmonar: três casos na península de Yucatán, México

Three leptospirosis cases with lung involvement are reported from the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. All three patients were admitted to the intensive care unit due to acute respiratory failure. Treatment with antibiotics resulted in favorable evolution despite the negative prognosis. Leptospirosis shou...

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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Main Authors: Jorge Zavala-Velázquez, María Cárdenas-Marrufo, Ignacio Vado-Solís, Marco Cetina-Cámara, José Cano-Tur, Hugo Laviada-Molina
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2008
Subjects:
Leptospirose
Hemorragia pulmonar
Yucatán
Leptospirosis
Hemorrhagic pulmonary
Yucatan
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86822008000400016
https://doaj.org/article/974041fb6a5e499f9cd5f1cb4b016dec
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Summary:Three leptospirosis cases with lung involvement are reported from the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. All three patients were admitted to the intensive care unit due to acute respiratory failure. Treatment with antibiotics resulted in favorable evolution despite the negative prognosis. Leptospirosis should be included in the differential diagnosis of patients with fever and lung involvement. Analisamos três casos de leptospirose com envolvimento pulmonar na Península Yucatán, México. Os três pacientes com seqüelas pulmonares entraram na unidade de cuidados intensivos devido à insuficiência respiratória grave. Todos os casos evoluíram favoravelmente ao tratamento com antibióticos, apesar do prognóstico negativo. Leptospirose deve ser incluída no diagnóstico diferencial de pacientes com febre e comprometimento pulmonar.

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