St John M A, King S, Bullen S E, Cherian J, Levett P N
Department of Paediatrics, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Barbados.
West Indian Med J. 2000 Dec;49(4):340-3.
Leptospirosis is relatively uncommon in children. Two cases of severe leptospirosis occurred in teenaged boys who shared a common exposure via immersion in fresh water. While both patients had laboratory-confirmed leptospirosis, their symptoms differed in many respects.
钩端螺旋体病在儿童中相对不常见。两名青少年男性因共同接触淡水而患上严重钩端螺旋体病。虽然两名患者的钩端螺旋体病均经实验室确诊,但他们的症状在许多方面存在差异。