A Case of Severe Leptospirosis with Pancytopaenia
Pancytopaenia is a rare clinical presentation of severe leptospirosis. We would like to report a case of severe leptospirosis that progressed to pancytopaenia despite initial penicillin therapy. The patient needed a second course of antibiotic with doxycycline to improve his persistent symptoms and...
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my.um.eprints.119712015-01-13T08:26:30Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/11971/ A Case of Severe Leptospirosis with Pancytopaenia Bee, P.C. Chow, S.K. Tan, L.H. R Medicine (General) Pancytopaenia is a rare clinical presentation of severe leptospirosis. We would like to report a case of severe leptospirosis that progressed to pancytopaenia despite initial penicillin therapy. The patient needed a second course of antibiotic with doxycycline to improve his persistent symptoms and cytopaenia. Persistent pancytopaenia in severe leptospirosis and its management were reviewed. Malaysian Medical Association 2003 Article PeerReviewed Bee, P.C. and Chow, S.K. and Tan, L.H. (2003) A Case of Severe Leptospirosis with Pancytopaenia. Medical Journal of Malaysia, 58 (5). pp. 777-779. ISSN 0300-5283 http://www.e-mjm.org/2003/v58n5/Severe_Leptospirosis.pdf |
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Pancytopaenia is a rare clinical presentation of severe leptospirosis. We would like to report a case of severe leptospirosis that progressed to pancytopaenia despite initial penicillin therapy. The patient needed a second course of antibiotic with doxycycline to improve his persistent symptoms and cytopaenia. Persistent pancytopaenia in severe leptospirosis and its management were reviewed. |
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A Case of Severe Leptospirosis with Pancytopaenia |
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A Case of Severe Leptospirosis with Pancytopaenia |
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A Case of Severe Leptospirosis with Pancytopaenia |
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