Veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation successfully treated a case of severe pulmonary hemorrhage caused by leptospirosis

Veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation successfully treated a case of severe pulmonary hemorrhage caused by leptospirosis

Abstract Background Pulmonary hemorrhage is an important complication of leptospirosis. Once acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) occurs as a secondary condition, treatment is extremely difficult and the mortality rate is very high. Case presentation The patient was a 49-year-old. He was admit...

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Main Authors: H. J. Wang, G. Z. Chen, C. J. Zhou, Y. FU, L. N. YAO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Leptospirosis
Pulmonary hemorrhage
ARDS
ECMO
Case report
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-020-05518-1

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