Femoral Mononeuropathy: A Rare Manifestation of Complicated Leptospirosis

Neurological manifestations associated with leptospirosis are uncommon with only a few cases reported so far. The present case is of a 65-year-old man with a severe form of leptospirosis, complicated by acute renal failure, jaundice and femoral mononeuropathy. During the course of his hospitalisatio...

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Published inJournal of clinical and diagnostic research Vol. 12; no. 11; pp. OD03 - OD04
Main Authors Ballal, Arjun Nidambur, Hande, Manjunatha
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 01.11.2018
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acute renal failure
leptospirosis
neurological manifestations
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Summary:Neurological manifestations associated with leptospirosis are uncommon with only a few cases reported so far. The present case is of a 65-year-old man with a severe form of leptospirosis, complicated by acute renal failure, jaundice and femoral mononeuropathy. During the course of his hospitalisation, he developed a weakness of his left leg and sensory deficit over his left thigh along the femoral nerve distribution. A nerve conduction velocity study confirmed femoral neuropathy. No other cause for neuropathy could be elicited. His neurological deficits significantly improved with treatment of leptospirosis.
ISSN:2249-782X
0973-709X
DOI:10.7860/JCDR/2018/37884.12207