Anti-ganglioside antibodies-mediated leptospiral meningomyeloencephalopolyneuritis

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 472-475

  Lepur, Dragan ^a   Himbele, Josip ^a   Klinar, Igor ^a   Vranjican, Zoran ^a   Baršić, Bruno ^a  

^a Croatia   (Croatia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; AMPICILLIN; BILIRUBIN; DEXAMETHASONE; GANGLIOSIDE ANTIBODY;

AGED; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ALBUMINURIA; ANOREXIA; ANTIBODY DETECTION; AREFLEXIA; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEVER; GENERAL CONDITION DETERIORATION; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; JAUNDICE; LEPTOSPIROSIS; LETHARGY; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALAISE; MALE; MENINGITIS; MENINGOMYELOENCEPHALOPOLYNEURITIS; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NORMOCHROMIC NORMOCYTIC ANEMIA; PATHOGENESIS; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; PLEURA EFFUSION; PROTEINURIA; QUADRIPLEGIA; REHABILITATION CARE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; URINALYSIS; URINE LEVEL;

AGED; ANTIBODIES; GANGLIOSIDES; HUMANS; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; NEURITIS;

EID: 34248230258     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540601034816     Document Type: Article

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