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1987년 가을철에 경기도 여주지역에 발생한 렙토스피라병 23례 |
조기주 서학은 이혜순 박성림 황의정 홍명호 김민자 |
고려대학교 의과대학 가정의학과 고려대학교의과대학 내과학교실 |
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Abstract |
Leptospirosis is considered as one of the important endemic diseases in Korea around automnal season, since 1975. It has the features of mild, anicteric, and self-limited febrile disease, but characteristically accompanied by hemoptysis in about 50% of cases. The authors examined 23 cases of human leptospirosis clinically in Yeoju area during July-December, 1987. The 23 cases composed of men(16 cases) and women(7 cases). The common symptoms were fever & chills(95.7%), headache(91.3%), myaligia(82.6%) and anorexia(52.2%). Otherwise, hemoptysis(4.3%) & jaundice(8.7%) were rare. Among many clinical manifestations, flu-like illness(56%) was most prominent features. |
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