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A rare case of complicated pancreatitis due to leptospirosis.

Authors :
Batra P
Gopi S
Vinayraj EV
Saikiran KVP
Ahmed J
Pathak P
Gunjan D
Bala K
Singh UB
Chaudhry R
Source :
Indian journal of medical microbiology [Indian J Med Microbiol] 2022 Oct-Dec; Vol. 40 (4), pp. 602-604. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Aug 01.
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic and the actions taken to combat it have greatly impacted the health infrastructure of all nations. Here we present a rare case of leptospirosis with severe acute pancreatitis, bilateral peripheral gangrene, disseminated intravascular coagulopathy and multiorgan failure. This is a rare presentation of leptospirosis wherein the patient had no history suggestive of acquisition of leptospires. The patient was started on doxycycline but still could not be saved due to the multisystem involvement.<br />Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest All the authors have read the manuscript and have contributed equally in the formation of the manuscript. There is no conflict of interest between the authors including financial, consultant, institutional and other relationships.<br /> (Copyright © 2022 Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1998-3646
Volume :
40
Issue :
4
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Indian journal of medical microbiology
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
35927141
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmmb.2022.07.006