Methylprednisolone-Responsive Leptospiral Acute Pulmonary Syndrome

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  • Vitorino Modesto Santos Armed Forces Hospital and Catholic University, Brasília-DF, Brazil.

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https://doi.org/10.5195/ijms.2016.199

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Author Biography

Vitorino Modesto Santos, Armed Forces Hospital and Catholic University, Brasília-DF, Brazil.

Professor Santos is a Professor-ad¬junct of Internal Medicine at Armed Forces Hospital and Catholic University of Brasília, Brasília-DF, Brazil. He has half a century of do¬cent activities.

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2. Dos Santos VM. Manifestations and complications of leptospirosis. Med J Islam Repub Iran. 2016 Mar 2;30:337.
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4. dos Santos VM. [Leptospirosis and pulmonary hantavirus syndrome]. Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992). 1994 Jul-Sep;40(3):225. Portugese
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Published

2016-12-25

How to Cite

Modesto Santos, V. (2016). Methylprednisolone-Responsive Leptospiral Acute Pulmonary Syndrome. International Journal of Medical Students, 4(3), 133. https://doi.org/10.5195/ijms.2016.199

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