A CASE OF LEPTOSPIROSIS PRESENTING WITH NEPHROTIC SYNDROME, ACUTE RENAL FAILURE AND THROMBOCYTOPENIA

Kayacan, Seyit; VATANSEVER, Sezai; Karada, Aytac; ERK, OSMAN; Kilic, Leyla; Bal, Hamit; Akkaya, Vakur; GÜLER, Kerim

A CASE OF LEPTOSPIROSIS PRESENTING WITH NEPHROTIC SYNDROME, ACUTE RENAL FAILURE AND THROMBOCYTOPENIA

Kayacan S. M., VATANSEVER S., Karada A., ERK O., Kilic L., Bal H., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF ISTANBUL FACULTY OF MEDICINE-ISTANBUL TIP FAKULTESI DERGISI, cilt.72, sa.1, ss.25-28, 2009 (ESCI, TRDizin)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 72 Sayı: 1
Basım Tarihi: 2009
Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF ISTANBUL FACULTY OF MEDICINE-ISTANBUL TIP FAKULTESI DERGISI
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.25-28
Anahtar Kelimeler: Leptospirosis, nephrotic syndrome, thrombocytopenia
İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Leptospirosis is a disease caused by the spirochete of the group Leptospirae. Its clinical presentations are mostly subtle. We present a case of leptospirosis presenting with nephrotic syndrome, acute renal failure (ARF) and thrombocytopenia.