Pathology and pathophysiology of pulmonary manifestations in leptospirosis

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 142-148

  Dolhnikoff, Marisa ^a   Mauad, Thais ^a   Bethlem, Eduardo P ^b   Carvalho, Carlos Roberto Ribeiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diffuse alveolar damage; Leptospirosis; Pulmonary hemorrhage

Indexed keywords

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ANOREXIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; FEVER; HEAT EXHAUSTION; HEMOPTYSIS; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; LUNG CONGESTION; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; LUNG INJURY; MYALGIA; NAUSEA; NONHUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; REVIEW; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VOMITING; ZOONOSIS;

EID: 34347374127     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-86702007000100029     Document Type: Review

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