A Case O(Weil Desease Presented With Acute Renal Failure, Jaundice, Thrombocytopenia
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Case Report
P: 50-52
March 2005

A Case O(Weil Desease Presented With Acute Renal Failure, Jaundice, Thrombocytopenia

İstanbul Med J 2005;6(1):50-52
1. Yozgat Devlet Hastanesi
2. Clinic of Internal Medicine, İstanbul Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Türkiye
3. S.B. istanbul Egitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, iç; Hastalıklan Klinigi Asistanı
4. İstanbul Eğitim Ve Araştırma Hastanesi, İnfeksiyon Hastalıkları Ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Kliniği, İstanbul
5. İstanbul Eğitim Ve Araştırma Hastanesi Dahiliye Kiliniği
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ABSTRACT

Leptospirosis a worldwide zoonotic deseas. Rodents, especially the mice are the most importent reservoirs. Itspreads to human by contact of urine, blood and tissue of rnfected animals.Inkubation period is 1 or 2 weeks. Approximately 1 / 3 of cases go along subclinical. 90% of symptomatical cases are without jaundice. This desease is also seen frequently in our country. We present a case of 59 year old Weil Desease who presented to our emergency department with fever, Jaundice, acut renal failure, thrombocytopenia and was started peniciline therapy on be half of clinical doubt and the diag nose was soon proved by serological tests and blood culture.

Keywords:
Weil Desease, Leptospirosis, Jaundice, Akut renal failure