肝炎性白血病导致多器官衰竭和并发性胰腺炎
Justin Canakis1, Michael Bechara1, Nouf Turki2
1Internal Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington DC, USA.
Cureus
|June 1, 2023
概括
斑螺旋症是一种细菌性动物性疾病,即使在温带气候下,也会出现胰腺炎和心律失常等异常症状. 早期诊断和治疗对于出现和肝功能衰竭的严重病例至关重要.
科学领域:
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 热带医学 热带医学
- 腎臟病學 (nephrology) 是一種醫學專業.
背景情况:
- 莱普托斯皮罗斯是一种由*Leptospira interrogans*引起的动物传播疾病,在热带地区普遍存在.
- 由于可变和非特异性临床症状,诊断往往很困难.
- 严重的病例通常涉及功能衰竭,肝功能衰竭和肺出血.
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