Weil's disease in a 36 years old female: a case report

1st International Conference on Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases (ICTROMI) Faculty of Medicine Universitas Sumatera Utara

Rozalena, S.^1 ; Handayani, L.^1 ; Arman, A.^1 ; Permata, M.^1 ; Hudari, H.^1

Department of Internal, Medicine Mohammad Hoesin Hospital, Palembang, Indonesia^1

关键词: Case reports;    Clinical manifestation;    Clinical symptoms;    Clinical syndromes;    Contaminated water;    Mucous membranes;    Renal failure;    Subclinical infections;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/125/1/012066/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1755-1315/125/1/012066

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

Leptospirosis is an acute zoonotic infection, itis caused by spirochetes of the genus Leptospira, has extensive vasculitis characterizes, can usually be transmitted indirectly, per contaminated water, rarely directly, and through contact with infected animals. Leptospira bacteria commonly enter the body through the damaged skin or mucous membranes. The clinical syndromes may vary from a subclinical infection and mild febrile condition to severe clinical symptoms with jaundice and renal failure. It is the case report from a woman 36 years old with leptospirosis (Weil's disease) whose clinical manifestations included: icterus, renal failure, hemorrhagic syndrome and disturbances of consciousness. After the use of antibiotics, symptomatic and substitution therapy, all symptoms resolved completely.