Leptospirosis (Weil's syndrome) with renal failure, severe jaundice, disseminated haemorrhages and xanthopsia;Leptospirose mit akutem nierenversagen, schweren ikterus, disseminierten blutungen und xanthopsie

Schweizerische Medizinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 129, Issue 22, 1999, Pages 847-850

  Fuchs, W ^a   Wolber, T ^a   Woss E ^a   Neyer, U ^a   Drexel, H ^a  

^a Landeskrankenhaus Feldkirch   (Austria)

Author keywords

Jaundice; Leptospirosis; Renal failure; Weil's syndrome; Xanthopsia

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROGNOSIS; COLOR VISION DEFECT; JAUNDICE; MIDDLE AGED;

COLOR VISION DEFECTS; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; JAUNDICE; KIDNEY FAILURE; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0033526434     PISSN: 00367672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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