Leptospirosis in a French traveler returning from Mauritius

J Travel Med. 2012 Jan-Feb;19(1):69-71. doi: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2011.00573.x. Epub 2011 Dec 8.

Abstract

We report the first case of leptospirosis in a patient with a travel history to Mauritius, where the disease has very occasionally been reported in local populations. Following an initial dengue-like presentation, the patient suffered pancreatic involvement and trigeminal neuralgia, which are two unusual delayed features of leptospirosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • France
  • Humans
  • Leptospirosis / diagnosis*
  • Mauritius
  • Travel*