Acute encephalitis as initial presentation of leptospirosis
Encephalitis is an acute inflammation of the brain matter, very often associated with viral infections, but it can also be caused by non-viral pathogens such as leptospirosis. Leptospirosis is a systemic disease caused by bacteria of the Leptospira genus. Leptospiral infection has a broad spectrum o...
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The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
2017-04-01
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| author | Edmond Puca Joana Majko Entela Puca Elda Qyra Arjet Gega Pellumb Pipero |
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| description | Encephalitis is an acute inflammation of the brain matter, very often associated with viral infections, but it can also be caused by non-viral pathogens such as leptospirosis. Leptospirosis is a systemic disease caused by bacteria of the Leptospira genus. Leptospiral infection has a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations ranging from subclinical or mild illness to a fulminant life-threatening illness. In this case report we describe a young patient from Southern Albania with isolated encephalitis caused by Leptospira, where acute encephalitis was the initial presentation of the disease.
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| spelling | doaj-art-9043ed2f1a9841a49c5ff497399eb7a72025-08-20T03:52:42ZengThe Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries1972-26802017-04-01110410.3855/jidc.8613Acute encephalitis as initial presentation of leptospirosisEdmond Puca0Joana Majko1Entela Puca2Elda Qyra3Arjet Gega4Pellumb Pipero5University Hospital Center, Tirana, AlbaniaUniversity Hospital Center, Tirana, AlbaniaAmerican Hospital, Tirana, AlbaniaUniversity Hospital Center, Tirana, AlbaniaSt. Maryʼs Hospital, Waterbury, CT, United StatesUniversity Hospital Center, Tirana, AlbaniaEncephalitis is an acute inflammation of the brain matter, very often associated with viral infections, but it can also be caused by non-viral pathogens such as leptospirosis. Leptospirosis is a systemic disease caused by bacteria of the Leptospira genus. Leptospiral infection has a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations ranging from subclinical or mild illness to a fulminant life-threatening illness. In this case report we describe a young patient from Southern Albania with isolated encephalitis caused by Leptospira, where acute encephalitis was the initial presentation of the disease. https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/8613leptospirosisencephalitisCSF |
| spellingShingle | Edmond Puca Joana Majko Entela Puca Elda Qyra Arjet Gega Pellumb Pipero Acute encephalitis as initial presentation of leptospirosis Journal of Infection in Developing Countries leptospirosis encephalitis CSF |
| title | Acute encephalitis as initial presentation of leptospirosis |
| title_full | Acute encephalitis as initial presentation of leptospirosis |
| title_fullStr | Acute encephalitis as initial presentation of leptospirosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acute encephalitis as initial presentation of leptospirosis |
| title_short | Acute encephalitis as initial presentation of leptospirosis |
| title_sort | acute encephalitis as initial presentation of leptospirosis |
| topic | leptospirosis encephalitis CSF |
| url | https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/8613 |
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