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Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1990;33(1):107-110. Published online January 31, 1990.

One Case of Leptospirosis.

Sang Joo Han¹, Jung Hyeun Park¹, Kyung Ja Lee¹, Woo Kap Chung¹

¹Department of pediatrics, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea

Received: April 24, 1989;  Accepted: July 24, 1989.

Abstract

Leptospirosis is a zoonosis distributed worldwide. Ifs caused by spirochetes of the genus leptospira and charaterized by systemic and protean clinical manifestation. On August 1981, a diagnosis of this disease was made by a serologic test. Thereafter many cases were reported in adults, but there are no published reports in children. This report deals with one case of leptospirosis in children diagnosed by clinical manifestation, laboratory findings and serologic evidence.

Keywords :Leptospirosis, Children