Title
Acute pancreatitis in fatal anicteric leptospirosis
Date Issued
01 January 2007
Access level
open access
Resource Type
research article
Author(s)
University of California
Publisher(s)
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Abstract
We report a fatal case of anicteric leptospirosis with pancreatitis (acute hyperglycemia and insulin requirement, elevated lipase and amylase levels), pulmonary infiltrates, and refractory shock. In disease-endemic areas, leptospirosis with pancreatitis should be considered in patients with fever and abdominal pain, and serum pancreatic enzymes, blood glucose, and serum electrolytes should be closely monitored. Copyright © 2007 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
Start page
886
End page
887
Volume
76
Issue
5
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Parasitología
Medicina tropical
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-34347248778
PubMed ID
Source
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
ISSN of the container
00029637
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