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., ...More

JOURNAL OF ISTANBUL FACULTY OF MEDICINE-ISTANBUL TIP FAKULTESI DERGISI, vol.72, no.1, pp.25-28, 2009 (ESCI, TRDizin)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 72 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2009
Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ISTANBUL FACULTY OF MEDICINE-ISTANBUL TIP FAKULTESI DERGISI
Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Page Numbers: pp.25-28
Keywords: Leptospirosis, nephrotic syndrome, thrombocytopenia
Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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.