| Abstrakt: |
Leptospirosis is rare and potentially fatal and can be confused with meningitis and hepatitis due to similar symptoms. Most patients experience fever, myalgias and general weakness. A small proportion develop multiple organ failure in severe cases. We report a case of leptospirosis infection that was encountered in a 58 year old man who acquired this infection from an unidentified source in anon-endemic leptospirosis region in Australia. He had a delayed diagnosis and further manifestation of acute symptoms. Although he recovered, he required admission to intensive care and haemodialysis support. This case highlights the difficulties of diagnosis with non-specific symptoms such as persistent rigors, headaches and lethargy, and the importance of considering leptospirosis in the clinical evaluation by medical, support staff and nephrology clinicians. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
