[A case of Akiyami C disease, infected in the area of Yoshino].
A 47-year-old male was admitted because of persistent jaundice. Akiyami C disease was diagnosed by serological tests using the microscopic agglutination tests. The source was considered to be a water contaminated with leptospiras which he had drunk while working at a civil engineering job. The reported cases of Akiyami C disease have recently decreased and this is the 6th case reported in the last 15 years.
Kawaguchi
S
S
Department of Internal Medicine, Hashimoto Municipal Hospital.
Uragami
K
K
Mizuno
W
W
Tsuji
Y
Y
Aizawa
K
K
Shioji
N
N
Nishioka
S
S
Yataka
I
I
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007919:Leptospira / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014895:Weil Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial