A case of severe leptospirosis with pancytopaenia.
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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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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Medical journal of Malaysia
دوره 58 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003