Leptospirosis mimicking hemolytic uremic syndrome: a case report.
Leptospirosis was diagnosed in a child presenting with acute kidney injury, anemia, and thrombocytopenia. Initial symptoms included abdominal pain and nonbloody diarrhea, followed by fever, vomiting, and skin rash. Leptospirosis was suspected and eventually confirmed. Although leptospirosis is uncommon in temperate climates, it is occurring in increasing numbers of participants in water sports, making it a consideration in the differential diagnosis of hemolytic uremic syndrome.
Iragorri
Sandra
S
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London, UK. iragos1@gosh.nhs.uk
Tullus
Kjell
K
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000382:microbiology; D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000382:microbiology; D005076:Exanthema / Q000382:microbiology; D005334:Fever / Q000382:microbiology; D006463:Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D013163:Splenomegaly / Q000382:microbiology