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) identifier

  • 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.