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Why Do Patients with Leptospirosis Sometimes Undergo Unnecessary Surgery

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Why do patients with leptospirosis sometimes undergo unnecessary surgery?

Why do patients with leptospirosis sometimes undergo unnecessary surgery?


A) The person may develop abscesses throughout the body that need surgical draining.
B) Blood vessels are damaged, causing clotting and impaired blood flow in tissues that are resolved by surgery.
C) Multiplication of the causative organism in the kidneys leads to the need for kidney surgery.
D) Infected people may experience pain that can be mistaken for a symptom of appendicitis or gallbladder infection.
E) The immune system causes tissue damage while destroying the causative organism; this is repaired by surgery.

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