Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 4(41), p. 404-408, 2008
DOI: 10.1590/s0037-86822008000400016
Three leptospirosis cases with lung involvement are reported from the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. All three patients were admitted to the intensive care unit due to acute respiratory failure. Treatment with antibiotics resulted in favorable evolution despite the negative prognosis. Leptospirosis should be included in the differential diagnosis of patients with fever and lung involvement.