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Department of Infectious Diseases, Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland. clarerock@hotmail.comIssue Date
2010MeSH
AdultAnimals
Humans
Male
Rats
Weil Disease
Zoonoses
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Leptospirosis: a globally increasing zoonotic disease. 2010, 2010: BMJ Case RepJournal
BMJ case reportsDOI
10.1136/bcr.04.2010.2947PubMed ID
22791852Additional Links
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3029442/Abstract
A 27-year-old previously healthy man was admitted to the intensive care unit with severe jaundice, dyspnoea with haemoptysis, anaemia, thrombocytopenia and acute renal injury. He had no recent history of foreign travel but had been building a shed in his back garden in Cork, Ireland, for the preceding week. The patient's history, clinical observations, haematological and radiological results were all consistent with icteric leptospirosis or Weil's disease. This was confirmed on serological testing. He completed 7 days intravenous ceftriaxone and made a complete recovery. While endemic in tropical climates, leptospirosis incidence is increasing in temperate climates. Recent cases seen in temperate climates can be severe, particularly with pulmonary manifestations. The report of this case serves to increase awareness of this re-emerging potentially fatal infectious disease.Item Type
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1757-790Xae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1136/bcr.04.2010.2947
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