A young adult with leptospirosis associated acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Title | A young adult with leptospirosis associated acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy | |
Creator | Bagula, Herman Banderker, Ismail A. Moosa, Muhammed S. | |
Description | Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease that commonly affects the liver and kidney. It can rarely affect the neurological system with aseptic meningitis being the commonest neurological presentation. We present the case of a patient with leptospirosis complicated by acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy.Contribution: To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy as a complication of leptospirosis in South Africa. | |
Publisher | AOSIS Publishing | |
Date | 2023-12-21 | |
Identifier | 10.4102/sajid.v38i1.569 | |
Source | Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases; Vol 38, No 1 (2023); 4 pages 2313-1810 2312-0053 | |
Language | eng | |
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