A young adult with leptospirosis associated acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy.
| Autor: | Bagula H; Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa., Banderker I; Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa., Moosa MS; Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Southern African journal of infectious diseases [S Afr J Infect Dis] 2023 Dec 21; Vol. 38 (1), pp. 569. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Dec 21 (Print Publication: 2023). |
| DOI: | 10.4102/sajid.v38i1.569 |
| Abstrakt: | Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease that commonly affects the liver and kidney. It can rarely affect the neurological system with aseptic meningitis being the commonest neurological presentation. We present the case of a patient with leptospirosis complicated by acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy. Contribution: To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy as a complication of leptospirosis in South Africa. Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no financial or personal relationships that may have inappropriately influenced them in writing this article. (© 2023. The Authors.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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