Fatal leptospirosis presenting as musculoskeletal chest pain.
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After holidaying in Vanuatu, a 24-year-old man presented with pleuritic chest pain and chest wall tenderness thought to be musculoskeletal in origin. He developed fatal acute renal failure, jaundice, respiratory failure, myocarditis and rhabdomyolysis. Subsequent serological results showed a rise in serum titre of antibodies to Leptospira grippotyphosa, from 1 : 50 to 1 : 800, consistent with acute infection.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Medical journal of Australia
دوره 180 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004