Pediatric Fulminant Leptospirosis Complicated by Pericardial Tamponade, Macrophage Activation Syndrome and Sclerosing Cholangitis.

Yeşilbaş O., Kıhtır H. S., Yıldırım H. M., Hatipoğlu N., Şevketoğlu E.

Balkan medical journal, cilt.33, ss.578-580, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 33
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/balkanmedj.2016.151240
  • Dergi Adı: Balkan medical journal
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.578-580
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Background: Leptospirosis is a zoonotic infectious disease caused by pathogenic spirochetes of the genus Leptospira. Although it is usually asymptomatic and self-limited, severe potentially fatal illness accompanied by multi-organ failure may occur.