A Young Boy with Severe Leptospirosis (Weil's Disease): A Case Report

Authors

  • Nur Nahar Ayrin Specialist, Department of Internal Medicine, Evercare Hospital Dhaka
  • Nikhat Shahla Afsar Sr. Consultant, Department of Internal Medicine, Evercare Hospital Dhaka
  • Anita Marium lslam Consultant, Dept. of Internal Medicine, Evercare Hospital Dhaka
  • Nusrat Nowreen Ex. Registrar, Dept. of Internal Medicine, Evercare Hospital Dhaka
  • Borhan Uddin Ahmad Sr. Consultant & Coordinator, Dept. of Internal Medicine, Evercare Hospital Dhaka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/pulse.v11i1.62450

Keywords:

Leptospirosis; Zoonotic disease; Weil 's disease; Multiorgan involvement; Fatal disease

Abstract

Leptospirosis, a zoonotic disease is increasingly being recognized in developing countries. It is often underdiagnosed resulting in significant mortality as the presenting features mimic other commonly prevailing diseases like Malaria, Dengue, Acute hepatitis, Typhoid in developing world. We are reporting a case of 16 years old male student presented with acute febrile illness with icterus, hemorrhagic manifestation and pulmonary-renal involvement, diagnosed as Severe Leptospirosis (Weil's disease) confirmed by ICT method. This experience highlights the importance of considering Leptospirosis early in the diagnosis of acute nonspecific febrile illness with multi-organ involvement to cutoff mortality from this fatal disease.

Pulse volumel.11 January-December 2018-2019 p.22-26

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Published

2022-10-26

How to Cite

Ayrin, N. N. ., Afsar, N. S. ., lslam, A. M. ., Nowreen, N. ., & Ahmad, B. U. . (2022). A Young Boy with Severe Leptospirosis (Weil’s Disease): A Case Report. Pulse, 11(1), 22–26. https://doi.org/10.3329/pulse.v11i1.62450

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 1 (2018-19)

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Case Reports

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