title: [Mimic diseases accompanying leptospirosis].
abstract: 400 patients were studied by microscopic videorecording in dark field and MAT. The videorecording in blood was positive in 93 % and, in urine, in 95 %. Of the total of cases, 96 % presented antibody titers. The wide symptomatic range gave origin to more than 50 different diagnoses in the studied patients, who were confirmed that they suffered from chronic leptospirosis by the diverse tests made.
authors.affiliation: Clinica de Medicina Tropical, Unidad de Medicina Experimental, Facultad de Medicina, UNAM- Hospital General de México.
authors.forename: Oscar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Velasco-Castrejón
authors.forename: Beatriz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rivas-Sánchez
authors.forename: Jacqueline
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Espinoza
authors.forename: Jesús
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jiménez
authors.forename: Edgar
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ruiz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D019084:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007919:Leptospira / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D014741:Video Recording
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial