A Case of Severe Leptospirosis with Pancytopaenia

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2003

Abstract

Pancytopaenia is a rare clinical presentation of severe leptospirosis. We would like to report a case of severe leptospirosis that progressed to pancytopaenia despite initial penicillin therapy. The patient needed a second course of antibiotic with doxycycline to improve his persistent symptoms and cytopaenia. Persistent pancytopaenia in severe leptospirosis and its management were reviewed.

Keywords

Severe Leptospirosis, Pancytopaenia

Divisions

fac_med

Publication Title

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volume

58

Issue

5

Publisher

Malaysian Medical Association

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