Cerebral infarct induced by severe leptospirosis-a case report and literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although most leptospirosis is mild, the severe form can cause multiple complications, with a fatality rate of over 50% even with ICU support. The clinical manifestations of leptospirosis vary depending on organs and tissues involved. Both cerebral artery and coronary artery can be damaged by leptospirosis. Although cerebral arteritis induced by leptospirosis has been reported, cerebral infarction caused by leptospirosis is rarely reported.

Case presentation

We report the case of a 79-year-old man admitted to intensive care unit (ICU) because of 3 days duration of fever, bloody sputum and dyspnea. Five days before he was admitted to hospital, he had harvested rice in flooded fields. After admission, leptospira interrogans DNA sequence was identified in bronchoalve

SUBMITTER: Zhu Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9798630 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature