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==Background==
==Background==
#Human exposure from animal urine, contaminated water/soil, or infected animal tissue.
#Human exposure from animal urine, contaminated water/soil, or infected animal tissue.<ref>Radl C. et al. Outbreak of leptospirosis among triathlon participants in Langau, Austria, 2010. Wien Klin Wochenschr. Dec 2011;123(23-24):751-5</ref>
#Portal from break in skin, mucousa, or conjunctiva
#Portal from break in skin, mucousa, or conjunctiva
#Average incubation of 10 days
#Average incubation of 10 days
#Also described following hiking, trekking, and following triathlon competitions<ref>CDC. Update: leptospirosis and unexplained acute febrile illness among athletes participating in triathlons--Illinois and Wisconsin, 1998. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1998;47(32):673-6</ref>
[[File:Conjunctivalsuffusion.jpg|200px|thumb|Conjunctival suffusion]]  
[[File:Conjunctivalsuffusion.jpg|200px|thumb|Conjunctival suffusion]]  
==Clinical Manifestations==
==Clinical Manifestations==
# fvr, myalgia, ha (75-100% of pts)
# Fever, Myalgias, Headaches (75-100% of pts)
# conjuntival suffusion characteristic but not common
# Conjuntival suffusion characteristic but not common
# meningitis, uveitis, transminitis, proteinuria, hematuria
# Meningitis, uveitis, transminitis, proteinuria, hematuria
# Weil syndrome-severe manifestation with jaundice and renal failure, pulmonary hemorrhage, ARDS, myocarditis, and rhabdomyolysis (52% Mortality)
# Weil syndrome-severe manifestation with jaundice and renal failure, pulmonary hemorrhage, ARDS, myocarditis, and rhabdomyolysis (52% Mortality)


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==Treatment==
==Treatment==
#Ceftriaxone, cefotaxime, PCN, azithromycin, or doxycycline
#[[Ceftriaxone]], [[Cefotaxime]], [[Penicillin|PCN]], [[Azithromycin], or [[Doxycycline]]<ref>Inada R, Ido Y, Hoki R. The etiology, mode of infection, and specific therapy of Weil's disease (spirochaetosis icterohaemorrhagica. J Exper Med. 1916;23:377-402.</ref>
#Prefer azithro or doxy if unable to distinguish from rickettsial infection.
#Prefer [[Azithromycin]] or [[Doxycycline]] if unable to distinguish from rickettsial infection.
#Beware of Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction
#Beware of Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction



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Background

  1. Human exposure from animal urine, contaminated water/soil, or infected animal tissue.[1]
  2. Portal from break in skin, mucousa, or conjunctiva
  3. Average incubation of 10 days
  4. Also described following hiking, trekking, and following triathlon competitions[2]
Conjunctival suffusion

Clinical Manifestations

  1. Fever, Myalgias, Headaches (75-100% of pts)
  2. Conjuntival suffusion characteristic but not common
  3. Meningitis, uveitis, transminitis, proteinuria, hematuria
  4. Weil syndrome-severe manifestation with jaundice and renal failure, pulmonary hemorrhage, ARDS, myocarditis, and rhabdomyolysis (52% Mortality)

Laboratory findings

  1. Confirm by serology
  2. Culture
  3. Hypokalemia/Hyponatremia
  4. Thrombocytopenia
  5. Sterile pyuria
  6. Elevated CK
  7. CSF with elevated wbcs and protein with normal glucose

Differential Diagnosis

Fever in traveler

Treatment

  1. Ceftriaxone, Cefotaxime, PCN, [[Azithromycin], or Doxycycline[3]
  2. Prefer Azithromycin or Doxycycline if unable to distinguish from rickettsial infection.
  3. Beware of Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction

Source

  1. Palaniappan RU, Ramanujam S, Chang YF. Leptospirosis: pathogenesis, immunity, and diagnosis. Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2007;20(3):284-92

See Also

  1. Radl C. et al. Outbreak of leptospirosis among triathlon participants in Langau, Austria, 2010. Wien Klin Wochenschr. Dec 2011;123(23-24):751-5
  2. CDC. Update: leptospirosis and unexplained acute febrile illness among athletes participating in triathlons--Illinois and Wisconsin, 1998. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1998;47(32):673-6
  3. Inada R, Ido Y, Hoki R. The etiology, mode of infection, and specific therapy of Weil's disease (spirochaetosis icterohaemorrhagica. J Exper Med. 1916;23:377-402.