Leptospirosis misdiagnosed as pulmonary-renal syndrome

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 328, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 116-120

  Kishimoto, Mitsumasa ^a   Brown, Joel D ^a   Chung, Heath H ^a   Howman, Sonia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute renal failure; Corticosteroids; Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage; Hemoptysis; Leptospirosis; Pulmonary renal syndrome

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; CEFTRIAXONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PENICILLIN G;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; GOODPASTURE SYNDROME; HEMOGLOBINURIA; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY DISEASE; LABORATORY TEST; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; MALE; MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA; SERODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 4043181371     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-200408000-00008     Document Type: Article

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