title: [Pulmonary leptospirosis].
abstract: In this article, the authors discuss briefly the leptospirosis, emphasizing mainly the pulmonary form of disease. The authors review pathology, clinical findings, imaging and broncoscopy diagnosis, treatment of pulmonary leptospirosis. It is also remembered about early clinics and radiology diagnosis to start therapeutics. The authors conclude that pulmonary form of disease must always be remembered and considered as cause and differential diagnosis of Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage and Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Médico da Emergência do Hospital Municipal Nelson de Sá Earp - Município de Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro - Brasil.
authors.forename: João Cláudio
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Barroso Pereira
authors.forename: Amorita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Grijó
authors.forename: Maria Cristina B
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Mackay
authors.forename: Beatriz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Guerra Vitral
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy