Leptospirosis presenting as haemolytic uraemic syndrome: a case report

Leptospirosis presenting as haemolytic uraemic syndrome: a case report

Abstract Background Leptospirosis is a rare infectious disease especially in Western Countries. Renal involvement is a recognised complication of leptospirosis but leptospirosis-associated haemolytic uraemic syndrome is extremely rare and to our knowledge has only been reported once, in 1985. Case p...

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Main Authors: Vasantha Muthu Muthuppalaniappan, Ravindra Rajakariar, Mark John Blunden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
Acute kidney injury
Acute liver injury
Haemolytic uraemic syndrome
Leptospirosis
Plasma exchange
Case report
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-018-0817-5

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