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LA LEPTOSPIROSIS es una enfermedad zoonótica de potencial epidémico, principalmente después de lluvias fuertes, causada por una bacteria llamada leptospira. Image
Los seres humanos generalmente adquieren la leptospirosis por contacto directo con la orina de animales infectados (RATAS) o con un ambiente contaminado por orina. La transmisión de humano a humano ocurre muy raramente.
Generalmente, la enfermedad se presenta en cuatro categorías clínicas amplias:

Una enfermedad leve con los síntomas de tipo gripal;
Síndrome de Weil caracterizado por ictericia, falla renal, hemorragia y miocarditis con arritmias;
Meningitis/meningo encefalitis;
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Name the pathogen!

5 Clues:
Rodents.
Triathlon.
Conjunctival suffusion.
Jaundice.
Jarisch-Herxheimer. Image
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Spiral-shaped bacteria

Zoonotic: rodents important reservoir

Enters though skin breaks, mucosa, conjunctiva

Freshwater. Floodwater. Rainfall.

Recreational water activities. Triathlon. Swimming. Wading.

Rice farmers. Abattoir workers.
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Acute febrile bacteremic phase —> immune phase

Constitutional: fever, myalgia, arthralgia

Conjunctival suffusion
Jaundice
Renal failure
Rhabdomyolysis
CNS and other organ involvement
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#idboardreview 25 M ‘mud run’ in Hawaii 2wks go, ski trip in Colorado 1wk ago now presents w/ F, hypoxia, wbc20k, Hb7, plt90, ⬆️cpk 2k⬆️Cr, mild⬆️lft, required mech ventilation, bloody respiratory secretions. Diagnosis? #medEd #idmedEd #idtwitter
diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) due to leptospirosis pulmonary hemorrhage syndrome (LPHS) #leptospira interrogans
DIffuse alveolar hemorrhage Infectious DDx dengue, malaria, influenza A, leptospirosis, hantavirus, staph aureus, adenovirus, cmv, aspergillosis, Mycoplasma, Legionella, Strongyloides
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