Pericarditis as a cardiac manifestation of acute leptospirosis

AbstractLeptospirosis is an infectious disease with an increasing incidence worldwide. The clinical presentation is unspecific and ranges from an asymptomatic clinical course to an acute fulminant disease. The current case report describes a 32-year-old male patient who presented with ST segment elevation in the electrocardiogram about 14  days after cross-country running. Pericarditis was diagnosed and linked to an acute leptospirosis that was serologically confirmed.
Source: Infection - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research