Severe Leptospira interrogans serovar Icterohaemorrhagiae infection with hepato-renal-pulmonary involvement treated with corticosteroids.

Autor:	Schulze, Marco H., Raschel, Heribert, Langen, Heinz‐Jakob, Stich, August, Tappe, Dennis
Předmět:	LEPTOSPIROSIS ANTIBIOTICS LEPTOSPIRA interrogans HEMORRHAGE CORTICOSTEROIDS HORMONE therapy IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE agents
Zdroj:	Clinical Case Reports; Oct2014, Vol. 2 Issue 5, p191-196, 6p
Abstrakt:	Key Clinical Message The traditional concept of immediate antibiotic treatment in suspected leptospirosis seems to be especially important for patients up to day 4 of clinical illness. As immune mechanisms probably play a crucial role in advanced leptospirosis with presumed pulmonary hemorrhages, patients might benefit from corticosteroids or other immunosuppressive agents beside antibiotics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze:	Complementary Index
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