Leptospirosis:a re-emerging infection

<正>Leptospirosis,long thought to be a disease of sewage workers and found post-flooding is reemerging as a potentially life threatening infectious disease in urban India during monsoon and immediately after due to poor sanitation and drainage.However,it is often ignored and under diagn...

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Published inAsian Pacific journal of tropical medicine Vol. 5; no. 6; pp. 500 - 502
Main Authors Sarkar, Jaydeep, Chopra, Aditi, Katageri, Bhimrai, Raj, Hans, Goel, Atul
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Elsevier B.V 01.06.2012
Department of Internal Medicine, Lady Hardinge Medical College Units, PGIMER, and Dr. RML Hospital
Subjects
Encephalopathy
failure
Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans
Jaundice
Jaundice - microbiology
Leptospira
Leptospirosis
Leptospirosis - complications
Leptospirosis - diagnosis
Liver Failure, Acute - microbiology
Marine
Middle Aged
Respiratory
Respiratory failure
Respiratory Insufficiency - microbiology
ISW, India
Leptospirosis
Jaundice
Respiratory failure
Encephalopathy
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Summary:<正>Leptospirosis,long thought to be a disease of sewage workers and found post-flooding is reemerging as a potentially life threatening infectious disease in urban India during monsoon and immediately after due to poor sanitation and drainage.However,it is often ignored and under diagnosed due to a low index of suspicion.We present a fatal case of leptospirosis with acute liver failure,respiratory failure and jaundice and encephalopathy.
Bibliography:Jaydeep Sarkar,Aditi Chopra,Bhimrai Katageri,HansRaj,Atul Goel Department of Internal Medicine,Lady Hardinge Medical College Units,PGIMER,and Dr.RML Hospital
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ISSN:1995-7645
2352-4146
DOI:10.1016/S1995-7645(12)60086-8