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Disease leptospirosis
Phenotype C0027059|myocarditis
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PubMedID- 25884600 Prevalence of myocarditis in leptospirosis increased from 10.3% in 2008 to 15.6% in 2011 according to this study.
PubMedID- 22243770 This study shows that out of clinical and laboratory variables, only oliguria, jaundice and arrhythmia are strong predictors of development of acute renal failure or myocarditis in patients with leptospirosis presented to teaching hospital of kandy, sri lanka.
PubMedID- 24885926 We present a rare case of leptospirosis with acute myocarditis, pancreatitis, polyarthritis, mononeuritis multiplex and severe vasculitis with necrosis of the extremities.
PubMedID- 25648561 Further they stated that more studies are needed to elucidate the pathophysiology of myocarditis in leptospirosis [13].
PubMedID- 23347428 We report an unusual presentation of leptospirosis with initial myocarditis and pancreatitis progressing in to pulmonary hemorrhages along with other complications which led to a diagnostic dilemma.

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