Leptospiral Infective Endocarditis with Concurrent Dengue Infection
| Autor: | Zurkurnai Yusof, Ng Seng Loong, Nabilah Ismail, Zeti Norfidayati Salmuna al Ayub, Zeehaida Mohamed, AbdelRahman Zueter |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Microbiology (medical)
Myocarditis business.industry 030231 tropical medicine Severe disease medicine.disease Multiorgan failure Leptospirosis Zoonotic disease Dengue fever 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Infectious Diseases Infective endocarditis Immunology medicine 030212 general & internal medicine business Organ system |
| Zdroj: | Clinical Microbiology Newsletter. 38:32-34 |
| ISSN: | 0196-4399 |
| Popis: | Introduction Leptospirosis is an important worldwide zoonotic disease caused by pathogenic leptospires. Human infection results when leptospires penetrate through abrasions in mucous membranes and skin, after which they enter the bloodstream and rapidly disseminate to various tissues. Leptospirosis presents with a wide range of clinical manifestations, ranging from a mild flu-like illness to very severe disease with hemorrhagic manifestations and multiorgan failure [1]. Unusual clinical manifestations may result from pulmonary, cardiovascular, neural, gastrointestinal, ocular, and other organ system involvement. Cardiac involvement, producing electrocardiographic (ECG) changes and myocarditis, is a known clinical finding [2]. |
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