Is it Time to Rethink the Use of Steroids for Pulmonary Leptospirosis?
| Autor: | Hingorani RV; Resident Doctor., Kumar R; Senior Associate Consultant., Hegde AV; Consultant-General Medicine and H.O.D. Intensive Care Unit., Soman RN; Consultant Physician and Infectious Disease Specialist., Sirsat RA; Consultant Nephrologist., Rodrigues C; Consultant Microbiologist, P.D. Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra., Shetty A; Consultant Microbiologist, P.D. Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India [J Assoc Physicians India] 2016 Mar; Vol. 64 (3), pp. 78-79. |
| Abstrakt: | Pulmonary involvement is a fairly common complication of leptospirosis. A high dose of steroids is often used in the treatment of pulmonary leptospirosis. Here we report two cases who developed severe invasive fungal infections following the use of steroids for pulmonary leptospirosis. Routine use of steroids for pulmonary leptospirosis may do more harm than good as the evidence for this practice is sparse. (© Journal of the Association of Physicians of India 2011.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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