Haemorrhagic pneumonitis: A rare presentation of leptospirosis.
Leptospirosis is an uncommon zoonosis. As a systemic disease, it presents itself by multisystem involvement. Pulmonary involvement with leptospirosis often is manifested by respiratory symptoms; but pneumonia commonly is not a prominent clinical manifestation of the illness. We report a case of leptospiral pneumonia in which pulmonary manifestations were primary clinical features of the illness. The prompt resolution of chest x-ray on institution of treatment is noteworthy.
Pai
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Department of Medicine Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore - 575 001, Karnataka, India. pracheth@bgl.vsnl.net.in
Adhikari
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D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D041341:Leptospira interrogans serovar canicola; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*