title: Severe Pulmonary Involvement in Leptospirosis: Alternate antibiotics and systemic steroids.
abstract: Pulmonary complications in leptospirosis, though common, are often unrecognized in a non-endemic area. We report here a patient with leptospirosis and severe pulmonary involvement who was treated with meropenem (1 g every 8 hours), moxifloxacin (400 mg once daily), and high doses of corticosteroids. Systemic steroids were continued for 3 months because of persistent pulmonary lesions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jayakrishnan
authors.forename: Fatma
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ben Abid
authors.forename: Abdullah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Balkhair
authors.forename: Juma K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Alkaabi
authors.forename: Omar A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Al-Rawas
authors.forename: Jojy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: George
authors.forename: Khalfan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Al-Zeedy
keywords: Case report; Human ARDS; Leptospirosis; Oman; Steroids