Fulminant Leptospirosis (Weil's disease) in an urban setting as an overlooked cause of multiorgan failure: a case report
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- 14 January 2011
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Medical Case Reports
- Vol. 5 (1) , 7
Abstract
Leptospirosis has recently come to international attention as a globally important re-emerging infectious disease. Our case is unusual given the season, location and setting in which leptospirosis occurred. According to the New York City Board of Health, there were only two other cases of leptospirosis in New York City in the year that our patient was diagnosed.Keywords
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