[Ictero-haemorrhagic leptospirosis with a cardiac presentation in a patient returning from an endemic zone]

Arch Mal Coeur Vaiss. 2006 Mar;99(3):259-61.
[Article in French]

Abstract

On returning from a tropical area, the occurrence of rapidly evolving cardiogenic shock in an infectious context should quickly suggest the diagnosis, for which specific treatment can affect the outcome. The dramatic case of a young female presenting with ictero-haemorrhagic leptospirosis diagnosed post-mortem, demonstrated this pathology with the unusual association of complete atrio-ventricular block and myocarditis in a haemorrhagic context.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Endemic Diseases
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Heart Block / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Myocarditis / microbiology*
  • Nigeria / ethnology
  • Tropical Climate
  • Weil Disease / diagnosis*