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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)

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Page : 91-94

Keywords : weil's disease; fulminant leptospirosis; multiorgan failure;

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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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