Cargando…
Leptospirosis: A Rare Cause of Hyperbilirubinemia and Acute Kidney Injury in a Non-endemic Area
Leptospirosis is a zoonosis with clinical manifestations caused by a pathogenic bacterium of the genus Leptospira. A high index of suspicion is required to make the diagnosis. The unusual constellation of symptoms makes the diagnosis of leptospirosis challenging and requires a comprehensive approach...
Autores principales: | , , |
---|---|
Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
Publicado: |
Cureus
2022
|
Materias: | |
Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9713853/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36465219 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.30963 |
_version_ | 1784842102615572480 |
---|---|
author | Kozyk, Marko Strubchevska, Kateryna Nadeau, Brian |
author_facet | Kozyk, Marko Strubchevska, Kateryna Nadeau, Brian |
author_sort | Kozyk, Marko |
collection | PubMed |
description | Leptospirosis is a zoonosis with clinical manifestations caused by a pathogenic bacterium of the genus Leptospira. A high index of suspicion is required to make the diagnosis. The unusual constellation of symptoms makes the diagnosis of leptospirosis challenging and requires a comprehensive approach while treating the patient. This case illustrates the potential for severe complications of untreated leptospirosis and underlines the importance of a holistic approach to the diagnosis and treatment of patients with perplexing clinical presentations. |
format | Online Article Text |
id | pubmed-9713853 |
institution | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
language | English |
publishDate | 2022 |
publisher | Cureus |
record_format | MEDLINE/PubMed |
spelling | pubmed-97138532022-12-02 Leptospirosis: A Rare Cause of Hyperbilirubinemia and Acute Kidney Injury in a Non-endemic Area Kozyk, Marko Strubchevska, Kateryna Nadeau, Brian Cureus Gastroenterology Leptospirosis is a zoonosis with clinical manifestations caused by a pathogenic bacterium of the genus Leptospira. A high index of suspicion is required to make the diagnosis. The unusual constellation of symptoms makes the diagnosis of leptospirosis challenging and requires a comprehensive approach while treating the patient. This case illustrates the potential for severe complications of untreated leptospirosis and underlines the importance of a holistic approach to the diagnosis and treatment of patients with perplexing clinical presentations. Cureus 2022-11-01 /pmc/articles/PMC9713853/ /pubmed/36465219 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.30963 Text en Copyright © 2022, Kozyk et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Gastroenterology Kozyk, Marko Strubchevska, Kateryna Nadeau, Brian Leptospirosis: A Rare Cause of Hyperbilirubinemia and Acute Kidney Injury in a Non-endemic Area |
title | Leptospirosis: A Rare Cause of Hyperbilirubinemia and Acute Kidney Injury in a Non-endemic Area |
title_full | Leptospirosis: A Rare Cause of Hyperbilirubinemia and Acute Kidney Injury in a Non-endemic Area |
title_fullStr | Leptospirosis: A Rare Cause of Hyperbilirubinemia and Acute Kidney Injury in a Non-endemic Area |
title_full_unstemmed | Leptospirosis: A Rare Cause of Hyperbilirubinemia and Acute Kidney Injury in a Non-endemic Area |
title_short | Leptospirosis: A Rare Cause of Hyperbilirubinemia and Acute Kidney Injury in a Non-endemic Area |
title_sort | leptospirosis: a rare cause of hyperbilirubinemia and acute kidney injury in a non-endemic area |
topic | Gastroenterology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9713853/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36465219 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.30963 |
work_keys_str_mv | AT kozykmarko leptospirosisararecauseofhyperbilirubinemiaandacutekidneyinjuryinanonendemicarea AT strubchevskakateryna leptospirosisararecauseofhyperbilirubinemiaandacutekidneyinjuryinanonendemicarea AT nadeaubrian leptospirosisararecauseofhyperbilirubinemiaandacutekidneyinjuryinanonendemicarea |