WEIL'S DISEASE(fulminant leptospirosis)- an important cause of multiorgan dysfunction-A CASE REPORT
Journal: University Journal of Medicine and Medical Specialities (Vol.4, No. 1)Publication Date: 2018-01-04
Authors : SATHEESH KUMAR;
Page : 91-94
Keywords : weil's disease; fulminant leptospirosis; multiorgan failure;
Abstract
Leptospirosis is a globally important zoonotic disease caused by spirochetes of the genus Leptospira. Although leptospirosis presents with a mild icteric form in nearly 90 percent of cases, Weil's disease-fulminant leptospirosis with multiorgan failure is a relatively rare and potentially fatal form of leptospirosis. In this case report, we present a patient with Weil's disease, complicated with multiorgan failure and with multi-serovar infection.
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