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results; out of 634 patients, 61 subjects (9.62%) had significant complications including: acute renal failure, alveolar hemorrhage, ards, clotting disorders, pancreatitis, gastrointestinal bleeding and intracranial bleeding; age, jaundice, renal and pulmonary involvement (oliguria and anuria), hypotension, leukocytosis, thrombocytopenia, hyponatremia, elevated bilirubin, alanine aminotransfera...

Leptospirosis is a worldwide disease. In this time of globalization knowledge about leptospirosis is important. Although pulmonary involvement has an incidence varying from 20% to 70% and its exteriorization may vary from mild to severe, The severe form appears to be becoming more prevalent (at least in Brazil) and may be associated with higher mortality.

INTRODUCTION Human leptospirosis is a global zoonotic infection with a characteristic biphasic illness and protean clinical manifestations. The majority are mild flu-like infections. The severe forms cause multiorgan damage with a greater predilection to hepatorenal failure. CASE PRESENTATION We attempted to analyse the clinical presentation of severe leptospirosis and decipher the clinical s...

To the Editor Leptospirosis has been considered a major emerging or re-emerging cosmopolitan health burden, which may constitute challenging diagnostic pitfalls on the primary care settings due to nonspecific and variable manifestations, and lack of laboratory resources availability (1-3). In rural environments, even in absence of liver or renal disorder, occurrence of fever, headache, hemorrha...

background: icterohemorrhagic form of leptospirosis has a high mortality rate. in this study, the clinical manifestations, epidemiologic and laboratory findings and outcome of weil’s disease were investigated. methods: a descriptive cross- sectional study was conducted on 66 consecutive patients with icterohemorrhagic leptospirosis who were admitted to razi hospital (the therapeutic center of i...

Leptospirosis is a bacterial disease that is caused by pathogenic spirochetes of the genus Leptospira. It can affect humans and animals. In humans, it can lead to a wide spectrum of symptoms. It is known as the most common zoonosis in the world. The typical presentation of the disease is an acute biphasic febrile illness with or without jaundice. Less common clinical manifestations may result f...

BACKGROUND Leptospirosis, a zoonosis associated with potentially fatal consequences, has long been a grossly underreported disease in India. There is no accurate estimate of the problem of leptospirosis in non-endemic areas such as north India. METHODS/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS In order to understand the clinical spectrum and risk factors associated with leptospirosis, we carried out a retrospective...

The prevalence of leptospirosis in Sri Lanka has gradually increased since the earliest reports in 1953 [1]. Statistics show that in 2007 about 10% of medical ICU admissions were due to leptospirosis, and 65% of them died from complications. Regular evaluation of the clinical features of leptospirosis is important for early detection and accurate management of the disease [1]. The objective of ...