Leptospirosis occurring in two children after fresh water immersion.
Leptospirosis is relatively uncommon in children. Two cases of severe leptospirosis occurred in teenaged boys who shared a common exposure via immersion in fresh water. While both patients had laboratory-confirmed leptospirosis, their symptoms differed in many respects.
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Department of Paediatrics, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Barbados. cedwards@sunbeach.net
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Bullen
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Cherian
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D000293:Adolescent; D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005618:Fresh Water; D006801:Humans; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012698:Serologic Tests; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013550:Swimming; D014871:Water Microbiology
D010406:Penicillins; D000667:Ampicillin