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| Predicate | Object |
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| rdf:type | |
| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
3
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1994-3-17
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| pubmed:abstractText |
A 20-year-old man who looked after a pack of hounds was admitted with a short history of headache, fever, haemoptysis and muscle cramps. Investigations showed type I respiratory failure with diffuse pneumonitis, pyogenic meningitis and raised liver enzymes. Leptospirosis was suspected and treated with the appropriate antibiotics leading to a full recovery. The diagnosis was confirmed by a titre of I/2560 to Leptospira icterohaemorrhagiae. The case illustrates an unusual presentation of this infection and argues for early antibiotic treatment.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:chemical | |
| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Nov
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| pubmed:issn |
0163-4453
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
27
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
281-3
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:8308321-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:8308321-Anti-Bacterial Agents,
pubmed-meshheading:8308321-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:8308321-Leptospira interrogans,
pubmed-meshheading:8308321-Leptospirosis,
pubmed-meshheading:8308321-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:8308321-Meningitis, Bacterial,
pubmed-meshheading:8308321-Pneumonia,
pubmed-meshheading:8308321-Respiratory Insufficiency
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| pubmed:year |
1993
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Leptospirosis presenting as atypical pneumonia, respiratory failure and pyogenic meningitis.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Medicine, Blackburn Royal Infirmary, Lancashire, U.K.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Case Reports
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