Radiographic chest findings and clinical correlations in leptospirosis

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 918-924

  Chawalparit, Orasa ^a   Charoensak, Apinya ^a   Niwattayakul, Kanigar ^b   Suttinont, Chuanpit ^c   Losuwanaluk, Kitti ^d   Silpasakorn, Saowaluk ^a   Suputtamongkol, Yupin ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Muang Loei Ram Hospital   (Thailand)

^c MAHARAT NAKHON RATCHASIMA HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^d Banmai Chaiyapod Hospital   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Chest radiograph; Leptospirosis; Pulmonary

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FEVER; HEMOPTYSIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; JAUNDICE; LABORATORY TEST; LEPTOSPIROSIS; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG NODULE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; THAILAND; THORAX;

EID: 34249074754     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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