A patient who made an impact on how I practice: Severe leptospirosis presenting as ARDS in the ICU

• Main Authors: Evangelia S. Panagiotidou (Author), Sofia V. Akritidou (Author), Seraphim T. Kotoulas (Author), Evdokia K. Sourla (Author), Basilis G. Mpikos (Author), Basilis P. Bagalas (Author), Ioannis T. Stanopoulos (Author), Katalin M. Fekete (Author), Athanasia D. Pataka (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Severe leptospirosis can be a rare cause of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and multiorgan failure. A patient who made an impact on how I practice was a case of severe leptospirosis (Weil's disease) that presented as ARDS in the ICU. Leptospirosis is an under-reported infectious dise...