title: [Biologic assays and diagnostic strategy of neuroleptospirosis: a case report].
abstract: Clinical and biological symptoms of neuroleptospirosis are misleading. We report a 62-year-old man, without any risk factor, suffering from febrile headache with a pseudotumoral cerebral spinal fluid due to neuroleptospirosis. Thereby, we present useful diagnostic assays and their practical interest.
authors.affiliation: Fédération des laboratoires, hôpital d'instruction des armées Sainte-Anne, 2, boulevard Sainte-Anne, 83000 Toulon, France.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gaillard
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martinaud
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Faivre
authors.forename: J-B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Souraud
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Maslin
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Alla
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brisou
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006261:Headache / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007919:Leptospira / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000382:microbiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011559:Pseudotumor Cerebri / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid