ABSTRACT
Leptospirosis is a world-spread zoonosis that is incidentally acquired by humans. It causes a diphasic febrile illness in which the Weil syndrome is its severest form, with renal, hepatic, clotting and central nervous system involvement. We report a 73 years old male, that was admitted to an intensive care unit with multiple organ failure due to leptospirosis. The clinical picture initially resembled a sepsis due to biliary tract obstruction and was operated, not finding a biliary tract obstruction. Considering the history of a fall to sewed waters, leptospirosis was suspected and treatment with penicillin was started, obtaining a full recovery of the patient
Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Aged , Leptospirosis/complications , Multiple Organ Failure/etiology , Penicillins/administration & dosage , Leptospira/pathogenicity , Leptospirosis/drug therapyABSTRACT
Se presenta el caso clínico de un embarazo concomitante con un hemangioma hepático extenso. A las 38 semanas evolucionó con coagulopatía de consumo. Trombocitopenia. El Doppler color materno y fetal fue dentro de límites normales. El resultado perinatal fue óptimo