LEPTOSPIRAL PNEUMONIA

Authors
TEGLIA OF BATTAGLIOTTI C VILLAVICENCIO RL CUNHA BA
Citation
Of. Teglia et al., LEPTOSPIRAL PNEUMONIA, Chest, 108(3), 1995, pp. 874-875
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Respiratory System
Journal title
Chest → ACNP
ISSN journal
00123692
Volume
108
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
874 - 875
Database
ISI
SICI code
0012-3692(1995)108:3<874:LP>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
Leptospirosis is an uncommon zoonosis. As a systemic infectious diseas e, leptospirosis usually is characterized by multisystem involvement. Pulmonary involvement with leptospirosis often is manifested by respir atory symptoms, but pneumonia commonly is not a prominent clinical man ifestation of the illness. We report a case of fulminant leptospiral p neumonia in which pulmonary manifestations were primary clinical featu res of the illness.