title: Leptospirosis: a re-emerging infection.
abstract: Leptospirosis, long thought to be a disease of sewage workers and found post-flooding is re-emerging as a potentially life threatening infectious disease in urban India during monsoon and immediately after due to poor sanitation and drainage. However, it is often ignored and under diagnosed due to a low index of suspicion. We present a fatal case of leptospirosis with acute liver failure, respiratory failure and jaundice and encephalopathy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Lady Hardinge Medical College Units, PGIMER, India. jaydeep_sarkar@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Jaydeep
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sarkar
authors.forename: Aditi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chopra
authors.forename: Bhimrai
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Katageri
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Raj
authors.forename: Atul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goel
mesh_terms: D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007565:Jaundice / Q000382:microbiology; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017114:Liver Failure, Acute / Q000382:microbiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000382:microbiology*