A case of leptospirosis and pregnancy

Peter A Chedraui; Glenda San Miguel

doi:10.1007/s00404-002-0415-3

A case of leptospirosis and pregnancy

Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2003 Nov;269(1):53-4. doi: 10.1007/s00404-002-0415-3. Epub 2002 Oct 2.

Authors

Peter A Chedraui¹, Glenda San Miguel

Affiliation

¹ High Risk Pregnancy Unit, Enrique C. Sotomayor Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Guayaquil, Ecuador. [email protected]

PMID: 14605821
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-002-0415-3

Abstract

We present a case of leptospirosis presenting with jaundice at 28 weeks' gestation. We will discuss the clinical course and review the world literature.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Animals
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Leptospira / growth & development*
Leptospirosis / diagnostic imaging
Leptospirosis / drug therapy
Leptospirosis / pathology*
Male
Penicillin G / therapeutic use
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / diagnostic imaging
Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / drug therapy
Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / parasitology*
Pregnancy Outcome
Ultrasonography

Substances

Penicillin G