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

Publication Title

Medical Journal of Malaysia

ISSN

0300-5283

Divisions

fac_med

Volume

58

Issue

5

Publisher

Malaysian Medical Association

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