PedAM
Pediatric Disease Annotations & Medicines
| Disease | myocarditis |
| Phenotype | C0023364|leptospirosis |
| Sentences | 5 |
| 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- 25884600 | We started intravenous methylprednisolone based on previous studies showing a mortality benefit in severe leptospirosis complicated with myocarditis [11]. |
| PubMedID- 22243770 | Conclusions: 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- 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. |
| PubMedID- 25648561 | Further they stated that more studies are needed to elucidate the pathophysiology of myocarditis in leptospirosis [13]. |
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