"Weil Disease" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D014895
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.252.400.511.739 C01.252.847.511.739
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| Concept/Terms |
Weil Disease- Weil Disease
- Disease, Weil
- Leptospirosis, Icterohemorrhagic
- Icterohemorrhagic Leptospirosis
- Weil's Disease
- Disease, Weil's
- Weils Disease
- Jaundice, Spirochetal
- Spirochetal Jaundice
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Weil Disease" by people in Profiles.
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Comparison between blood exchange and classical therapy for acute renal failure in Weil's disease: appraisal on Thai reports. Nephrology (Carlton). 2006 Oct; 11(5):481.
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[Surveillance of icterohemorrhagic leptospirosis in France (1974-1983)]. Rev Epidemiol Sante Publique. 1985; 33(6):425-31.