EFFICACY OF PLASMAPHERESIS THERAPY FOR WEIL'S DISEASE
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- USUI Mitsurou
- The Second Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Showa University
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- ASAKAWA Yoshio
- The Second Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Showa University
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- TANAKA Shigeki
- The Second Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Showa University
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- YANAGISAWA Yoshimitsu
- The Second Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Showa University
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- SANO Motoharu
- The Second Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Showa University
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- FUNATOMI Hitoshi
- The Second Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Showa University
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- TAGUCHI Susumu
- The Second Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Showa University
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- HATTA Yoshio
- The Second Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Showa University
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- Morohoshi Toshio
- The First Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Showa University
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- Kanda Mikio
- The First Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Showa University
Bibliographic Information
- Other Title
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- 血漿交換療法が有効であったワイル病の一例
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Abstract
Weil's disease, an infectious disease by Leptospira haemorrhogica, is often found in farmers and cooks who are frequently exposed to the virus contained in urine or stool of wild rats. Recently, a few cases have been reported in Japan. A 23 old male cook was admitted to our hospital with fever, general fatigue, jaundice, and myalgia of the lower extremities which are thought to be charactaristic symptoms of the disease. When he was hospitalized, he was conscious, but showed renal insufficiency, such as oliguria and elevated serum BUN level, suggesting a severely advanced stage. These refractory symptoms were rapidly alleviated by 4 times plasmapheresis for the treatment of jaundice and renal insufficiency. The patient recovered completely on the 60 th hospitalized day. Various symptoms, especially jaundice and the renal failure, of Weil's disease are considered to be induced by Leptospira toxin. Plasmapheresis is the most effective therapy for the treatment of severe conditions of this disease, because this treatment may eliminate the toxic substance from the plasma.
Journal
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- Journal of The Showa Medical Association
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Journal of The Showa Medical Association 48 (6), 741-745, 1988
The Showa University Society
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- CRID
- 1390282679811975808
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- NII Article ID
- 130001828369
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- ISSN
- 21850976
- 00374342
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- Data Source
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- JaLC
- CiNii Articles
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