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Case Reports
. 2023 Jan;15(1):53-56.
doi: 10.34172/mejdd.2023.320. Epub 2023 Jan 30.

Severe Acute Pancreatitis Associated with Weil's Disease

Meriem Guechi  1 , Wahiba Guenifi  1   2 , Abdelkader Gasmi  1   2 , Amel Ouyahia  1   2 , Mounira Rais  1   2 , Houda Boukhrissa  1   2 , Salah Mechakra  1   2 , Habiba Hemamid  2   3 , Abdelmalek Hakimi  2   3 , Abdelmadjid Lacheheb  1   2
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Severe Acute Pancreatitis Associated with Weil's Disease

Meriem Guechi et al. Middle East J Dig Dis. 2023 Jan.

Abstract

Leptospirosis is an emerging zoonosis of worldwide importance. Its distribution is closely linked to hydrometric conditions. It is characterized by a wide clinical range, from the subclinical form, or one with few symptoms; which resolves spontaneously, to the multi-visceral form, known as icterrohemorrhagic disease or Weil's disease, with a lethal risk. All organs can be affected but with variable frequency. Pancreatic involvement is not well documented. We describe a 45-year-old man with Weil's disease associated with acute necrotizing pancreatitis. The evolution was favorable but required a three-week stay in the intensive care unit.

Keywords: Acute pancreatitis; Leptospirosis; Weil’s disease.

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Competing Interests The authors declare no conflict of interest related to this work.

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