Hemorrhagic pulmonary leptospirosis: three cases from the Yucatan peninsula, Mexico.
Three leptospirosis cases with lung involvement are reported from the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. All three patients were admitted to the intensive care unit due to acute respiratory failure. Treatment with antibiotics resulted in favorable evolution despite the negative prognosis. Leptospirosis should be included in the differential diagnosis of patients with fever and lung involvement.
Unidad Interinstitucional de Investigación Clínica y Epidemiológica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, México. zavala@uady.mx
Jorge
J
Zavala-Velázquez
María
M
Cárdenas-Marrufo
Ignacio
I
Vado-Solís
Marco
M
Cetina-Cámara
José
J
Cano-Tur
Hugo
H
Laviada-Molina
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D007921:Leptospira interrogans / Q000276:immunology; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D055815:Young Adult
D007074:Immunoglobulin G