Atypical Cases of Leptospirosis: Insights From Georgia

Description

Arash Ghani Dehkordi and co-authors present two unusual cases of leptospirosis from Georgia in this 2024 report. The infection spreads from animals to people and can range from mild flu-like illness to failure of several organs at once. Both patients arrived with signs that did not point clearly at the disease, which made diagnosis hard.

The first patient, a man of thirty, had jaundice and high liver enzyme levels yet denied direct contact with animals; blood tests confirmed the infection. The second, a woman of eighty-seven, had fever, weakness, and an enlarged liver and spleen after contact with her dogs at home. Both were treated with steroid and antibiotic drugs and left hospital in better health, with follow-up checks advised. The authors urge doctors to keep the disease in mind even when the exposure story is odd.

Catalog record

Source: https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC11602529