title: [Leptospirosis. Review of 5 cases].
abstract: Five cases of leptospirosis diagnosed from 1978 to 1996 were retrospectively reviewed. The five patients were male and their mean age was 34.2 years. Epidemiologic factors were found in the 5 patients. The 3 common clinical findings: fever, myalgia and jaundice were found in the 5 patients. Hepatorenal involvement was observed in 4 cases (80%), bleeding episodes in 4 patients (80%), cardiac involvement in 4 (80%); in none case was observed central nervous system involvement. In one case (20%) was observed septic shock with acute respiratory failure. The Leptospira serogroups identified were icterohaemorrhagiae in 3 cases and could not be determined in 2. All the patients were amelioration with antibiotic therapeutic. The epidemiologic, clinical, analytical and therapeutic aspects are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital de Guipúzcoa, San Sebastián.
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Resano Igal
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Camino Ortiz De Barrón
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Urbe Castelruiz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Erro Garzarón
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Larruscáin Garmendia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D004796:Clinical Enzyme Tests; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006801:Humans; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000032:analysis; D007919:Leptospira / Q000276:immunology; D007921:Leptospira interrogans / Q000276:immunology; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000209:etiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000209:etiology; D014895:Weil Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D007075:Immunoglobulin M
vernacular_title: Leptospirosis. Revisión de 5 casos.