title: A 23-year-old Man with Leptospirosis and Acute Abdominal Pain.
abstract: Leptospirosis is a zoonosis caused by the spirocheteLeptospira interrogans. Most cases of leptospirosis are mild to moderate, and self-limited. The course of disease, however, may be complicated by multiorgan dysfunction such as in Weil's disease. We present a case of Weil's disease with pancreatitis in a young Caucasian man residing in Hawai'i. Although leptospirosis is common in Hawai'i, few patients present with pancreatitis. This report of leptospirosis-induced pancreatitis should help raise awareness of clinicians to assess for pancreatitis when evaluating a patient with leptospirosis and acute abdominal pain.
authors.affiliation: John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai'i, Honolulu, HI.
authors.forename: Momal
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mazhar
authors.affiliation: John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai'i, Honolulu, HI.
authors.forename: Janet J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Kao
authors.affiliation: John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai'i, Honolulu, HI.
authors.forename: Dennis Thomas
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Bolger
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000209:etiology*; D014895:Weil Disease / Q000150:complications; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Leptospirosis; Weil's disease; acute abdominal pain; hyperbilirubinemia; multiorgan dysfunction; pancreatitis