Severe Acute Pancreatitis Associated with Weil’s Disease

Autor: Meriem Guechi, Wahiba Guenifi, Abdelkader Gasmi, Amel Ouyahia, Mounira Rais, Houda Boukhrissa, Salah Mechakra, Habiba Hemamid, Abdelmalek Hakimi, Abdelmadjid Lacheheb
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Middle East Journal of Digestive Diseases. 15:53-56
ISSN: 2008-5249
DOI: 10.34172/mejdd.2023.320
Popis: Leptospirosis is an emerging zoonosis of worldwide importance. Its distribution is closely linked to hydrometric conditions. It is characterized by a wide clinical range, from the subclinical form, or one with few symptoms; which resolves spontaneously, to the multi-visceral form, known as icterrohemorrhagic disease or Weil’s disease, with a lethal risk. All organs can be affected but with variable frequency. Pancreatic involvement is not well documented. We describe a 45-year-old man with Weil’s disease associated with acute necrotizing pancreatitis. The evolution was favorable but required a three-week stay in the intensive care unit.
Databáze: OpenAIRE