Leptospirosis: A Japanese Traveler Returned from Laos
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Evaluation of the returned traveler.
Recognition of clinical syndromes in returned travelers is an important part of providing care to international travelers. The first step is to take a history with attention to pre-travel preventive measures, the patient's itinerary, and potential exposure to infectious agents. The patient should then be examined to document physical signs, such as fever, rash, or hepatosplenomegaly, and to hav...
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عنوان ژورنال: Internal Medicine
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0918-2918,1349-7235
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.52.0343