Weil's disease in a patient living in Tokyo.
A 56-year-old previously healthy man was admitted to our hospital for disordered consciousness, anuria, and severe jaundice. The patient had not travelled recently, but he worked at a fish market in Tokyo. From his history and clinical observation we suspected Weil's disease and started the corresponding treatment. Leptospira infection was ultimately confirmed by a serological study. Our report raises the awareness that leptospirosis is not only a tropic disease, but also it can be a disease in an urban setting in Japan for people who are at risk of exposure.
Kokudo
Takashi
T
Department of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. kokudo-tky@umin.ac.jp
Nakamura
Itaru
I
Nakamura-Uchiyama
Fukumi
F
Komiya
Nobuhiro
N
Ohnishi
Kenji
K
D000818:Animals; D005399:Fishes / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D014041:Tokyo; D014895:Weil Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000635:transmission; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000635:transmission