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Case Reports
. 2016 Oct;75(10):291-294.

A 23-year-old Man with Leptospirosis and Acute Abdominal Pain

Momal Mazhar  1 , Janet J Kao  1 , Dennis Thomas Bolger Jr  1
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A 23-year-old Man with Leptospirosis and Acute Abdominal Pain

Momal Mazhar et al. Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2016 Oct.

Abstract

Leptospirosis is a zoonosis caused by the spirochete Leptospira 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.

Keywords: Leptospirosis; Weil's disease; acute abdominal pain; hyperbilirubinemia; multiorgan dysfunction; pancreatitis.

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Computed tomography (CT) scan of the chest demonstrating diffuse, bilateral peribronchial thickening and consolidation with extensive bud nodular opacities.
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