Weil Disease [Weilova nemoc]

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Terms

Weilova choroba
Weilův syndrom

 

Jaundice, Spirochetal
Leptospirosis, Icterohemorrhagic
Weil's Disease

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Definition

A severe form of LEPTOSPIROSIS, usually caused by LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS SEROVAR ICTEROHAEMORRHAGIAE and occasionally other serovars. It is transmitted to humans by the rat and is characterized by hemorrhagic and renal symptoms with accompanying JAUNDICE.

Annotation
if not caused by LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS SEROVAR ICTEROHAEMORRHAGIAE, coord IM with specific Leptospira interrogans serovar (IM) or LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS (IM)
DUI
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CUI
M0022917
History note
2003 (1963)
Public note
2003; see WEIL'S DISEASE 1963-2002

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