title: Pulmonary involvement in leptospirosis: a diagnostic enigma.
abstract: Leptospirosis is spirochetal zoonosis. It is endemic in India and pulmonary manifestations of this disease remain under-recognised. We describe a case with leptospirosis with pulmonary manifestations and highlight the importance of its early and accurate diagnosis. The case also highlights the importance of considering leptospirosis in the differential diagnosis in patients presenting with febrile illness and pulmonary manifestations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. drramach@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: Rama
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chaudhry
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pandey
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chandel
authors.forename: Benu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dhawan
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Pinaki
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Panigrahi