Abstract
Pulmonary complications in leptospirosis, though common, are often unrecognized in a non-endemic area. We report here a patient with leptospirosis and severe pulmonary involvement who was treated with meropenem (1 g every 8 hours), moxifloxacin (400 mg once daily), and high doses of corticosteroids. Systemic steroids were continued for 3 months because of persistent pulmonary lesions.
Publication Date
9-5-2013
First Page
318
Last Page
322
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Recommended Citation
B, Jayakrishnan; Abid, Fatma Ben; Balkhair, Abdullah; Alkaabi, Juma K.; Al-Rawas, Omar A.; George, Jojy; and Al-Zeedy, Khalfan
(2013)
"Severe Pulmonary Involvement in Leptospirosis : Alternate antibiotics and systemic steroids,"
Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal: Vol. 13: 318-322.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.1474
