Leptospirosis with acute acalculous cholecystitis and pancreatitis.
Severe Leptospira autumnalis infection was associated with acute acalculous cholecystitis and pancreatitis in a 66-year-old man. He was successfully treated with antimicrobial agents and supportive therapy, including hemodialysis. We review these uncommon manifestations and the effectiveness of antimicrobial therapy in advanced leptospirosis.
Monno
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First Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Japan.
Mizushima
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000209:etiology*