Why Do Patients with Leptospirosis Sometimes Undergo Unnecessary Surgery

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Multiple Choice

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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