Atrial flutter complicating severe leptospirosis: a case report

Atrial flutter complicating severe leptospirosis: a case report

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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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Main Authors: Francisco Theogenes Macêdo Silva, Geraldo Bezerra da Silva Junior, André Nunes Benevides, Elizabeth De Francesco Daher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2013-04-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Leptospirosis
Weil syndrome
Arrhythmia
Atrial flutter
Electrocardiogram
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822013000200246
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