Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 106, Issue 2, Supplement , Pages S1-S6 , 2007

Successful Treatment of Pulmonary Hemorrhage Associated with Leptospirosis and Scrub Typhus Coinfection by Early Plasma Exchange

  • Yun-Sung Chen

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shih-Lung Cheng

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hao-Chien Wang

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Hao-Chien Wang Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, 21, Section 2, Nanya South Road, Taipei 220, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Pan-Chyr Yang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan

Received 7 December 2005 ,Revised 12 January 2006 ,Accepted 7 March 2006.

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PII: S0929-6646(09)60344-2

doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60344-2

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 106, Issue 2, Supplement , Pages S1-S6 , 2007

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