A re-emerging ancient disease: A case report

Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 237-241

  Lam, Ho Yin ^a   Kan, Pui Gay ^b  

^a Tang Shiu Kin Hospital   (Hong Kong)

^b Emergency Medicine Department

Author keywords

Acalculous cholecystitis; Cardiomyopathy; Leptospirosis; Septic shock

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INOTROPIC AGENT; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CASE REPORT; CHINA; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FLUID THERAPY; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRACARDIAC THROMBOSIS; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SKIN ABRASION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 27844508171     PISSN: 10249079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/102490790501200408     Document Type: Article

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