Atrial flutter complicating severe leptospirosis: a case report
Cardiac disturbances are relatively common and electrocardiographic abnormalities may be found in more than 70% of patients with leptospirosis. We report the case of a 68 year-old male with severe leptospirosis who developed atrial flutter. Effective treatment was done with amiodarone. The patient b...
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| author | Francisco Theogenes Macêdo Silva Geraldo Bezerra da Silva Junior André Nunes Benevides Elizabeth De Francesco Daher |
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| description | Cardiac disturbances are relatively common and electrocardiographic abnormalities may be found in more than 70% of patients with leptospirosis. We report the case of a 68 year-old male with severe leptospirosis who developed atrial flutter. Effective treatment was done with amiodarone. The patient became clinical stable, with complete recovery. Rigorous clinical observation and continuous electrocardiogram (ECG) monitoring may facilitate the identification of rhythm disorders, and thus prevent a probable fatal outcome, in severe cases of leptospirosis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-439e6d91069b46888bcb74206d4ea2e12022-12-22T03:28:27ZengSociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical0037-86821678-98492013-04-01462246248Atrial flutter complicating severe leptospirosis: a case reportFrancisco Theogenes Macêdo SilvaGeraldo Bezerra da Silva JuniorAndré Nunes BenevidesElizabeth De Francesco DaherCardiac disturbances are relatively common and electrocardiographic abnormalities may be found in more than 70% of patients with leptospirosis. We report the case of a 68 year-old male with severe leptospirosis who developed atrial flutter. Effective treatment was done with amiodarone. The patient became clinical stable, with complete recovery. Rigorous clinical observation and continuous electrocardiogram (ECG) monitoring may facilitate the identification of rhythm disorders, and thus prevent a probable fatal outcome, in severe cases of leptospirosis.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822013000200246LeptospirosisWeil syndromeArrhythmiaAtrial flutterElectrocardiogram |
| spellingShingle | Francisco Theogenes Macêdo Silva Geraldo Bezerra da Silva Junior André Nunes Benevides Elizabeth De Francesco Daher Atrial flutter complicating severe leptospirosis: a case report Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Leptospirosis Weil syndrome Arrhythmia Atrial flutter Electrocardiogram |
| title | Atrial flutter complicating severe leptospirosis: a case report |
| title_full | Atrial flutter complicating severe leptospirosis: a case report |
| title_fullStr | Atrial flutter complicating severe leptospirosis: a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Atrial flutter complicating severe leptospirosis: a case report |
| title_short | Atrial flutter complicating severe leptospirosis: a case report |
| title_sort | atrial flutter complicating severe leptospirosis a case report |
| topic | Leptospirosis Weil syndrome Arrhythmia Atrial flutter Electrocardiogram |
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