| Yazarlar |
Mustafa Kasım KARAHOCAGİL
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
| Özet |
| Leptospirosis is a widespread zoonosis manifesting itself in various types all over the world. A 23-yearold male patient, who referred to the Emergency Unit of Yüzüncü Y› l University Medical Faculty, suffered from fever, sweats, anorexia, fatigue, headache, myalgia, hiccups, nausea and vomiting, oliguria and darkening of the urine beginning 15 days before. Leptospiras were seen by dark field examination of the preparations from urine samples of the patient that we were informed to be a building worker in Istanbul. In the serum samples taken from pre-treatment period, we have found a positiveness against Leptospira icterohaemorrhagiae Wijnberg strain at a titer of 1/3200 by method of microscopic agglutination test (MAT) in Etlik Veterinary Control and Investigation Institute. The patient who was determined to have acute renal failure and hepatic function disorder was discharged from the hospital after treatment with a complete recovery. |
| Anahtar Kelimeler |
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale |
| Makale Alt Türü | ESCI dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale |
| Dergi Adı | Klimik Dergisi |
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | |
| Makale Dili | İngilizce |
| Basım Tarihi | 01-2011 |
| Cilt No | 21 |
| Sayı | 1 |
| Sayfalar | 79 / 82 |
