title: Leptospirosis as a cause of intrauterine fetal demise: short report of rare presentation.
abstract: We present a rare severe leptospirosis in a patient who presented with fever, jaundice, coagulopathy and intrauterine fetal demise. Possibility of leptospirosis should be kept in an obstetric patient with such clinical profile particularly in endemic areas or if there is recent outbreak of disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, PGIMER, Sector 12, Chandigarh, 160012, India.
authors.forename: Shalini
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gainder
authors.forename: Rimpi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Singla
authors.forename: Lakhbir
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dhaliwal
authors.forename: Vikas
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Suri
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D055815:Young Adult