Unusual presentation of Urban Leptospirosis complicated by a Septic Shock

Publication date: Available online 13 June 2019Source: IDCasesAuthor(s): George El Hasbani, Sarmad Riaz Farooqui, Ahmad Kofahi, Yasir Saeed, Omar Tayeh, Mohammad Abu-Hishmeh, Herbeth Moran, Marcelo Troya-Maldonado, Rajan Khanna, Jean-Pierre Assaker, Richard AssakerAbstractLeptospirosis, an infectious zoonosis, is common to tropical areas. The clinical presentation varies from flu-like symptoms to a serious presentation called Weil’s syndrome. Fever and conjunctival suffusion are present in the majority of patients. This case report describes a resident of New York City who presented initially with gastroenteritis symptoms without fever or conjunctival suffusion to develop septic shock before being diagnosed with leptospirosis.
Source: IDCases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research