Plasma exchange support therapy in icterohemorrhagic leptospirosis [1];Recambio plasmático como terapia de soporte en un cuadro de leptospirosis icterohemorrágica

Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiologia Clinica

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 166-167

  Homs, Carlos ^a   Olave, Teresa ^a   Benito, Rafael ^a   Iturbe, Teodoro ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO LOZANO BLESA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN;

BLEEDING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; LETTER; PLASMAPHERESIS;

EID: 0344837343     PISSN: 0213005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0213-005x(03)72908-5     Document Type: Letter

References (9)

1. Roura, J, Pila Pérez R, Caveda O, Pila Peláez R. Estudio clínico de leptospirosis humana. A pro pósito de 215 casos. Rev Clin Esp 1992;190: 389-92.
2. Benito JR, Montejo M, Pumarola T, Pérez J, Aguirrebengoa K, González P, et al. Leptospirosis: Revisión de 11 casos. Enferm Microbiol Clin 1997;15:306-9.
3. Resano AB, Camino X, Urbe PK, Erro A, Larruscáin J. Leptospirosis. Revisión de 5 casos. An Med Interna 1999;16:527-9.
4. Falcó V, Fernández de Sevilla T. Leptospirosis: una enfermedad con manifestaciones multiorgánicas. Med Clin 1990;94:454-6.
5. Bruno P, Hassell LH, Brown J, Tanner W, Lau A. The protean manifestations of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome. An Med Intern 1990;113:385-91.
6. Nicodemo AC, Duarte MIS, Alves VAF, Takakura CFH, Santos RTM, Nicodemo EL. Lung lesions in human leptospirosis: microscopic, immunohistochemical, and ultrastructural features related to thrombocytopenia. Am J Trop Med Hyg 1997;56:181-7.
7. Gordon LI, Kwaan HC, Rossi EC. Deleterious effects of platelet transfusions and recovery thrombocytosis in patients with thrombotic microangiopathy. Semin Hematol 1987;24:194-201.
8. Ahn YS, Jy W, Kolodny L, Horstman LL, Mao WW, Valant PA, et al. Activated platelet aggregates in thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: Decrease with plasma infusions and normalization in remission. Br J Haematol 1996;95:408-15.
9. Matiash VI. The clinical aspects of discrete plasmapheresis in treating multiple organ failure in patients with the icterohemorrhagic form of leptospirosis. [Original article in Russian language]. Lik Sprava 1998;8:141-4.