Leptospirosis acquired by tourists in Venice, Italy

Filippo Lagi; Giampaolo Corti; Massimo Meli; Antonella Pinto; Alessandro Bartoloni

doi:10.1111/j.1708-8305.2012.00669.x

Leptospirosis acquired by tourists in Venice, Italy

J Travel Med. 2013 Mar-Apr;20(2):128-30. doi: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2012.00669.x. Epub 2012 Dec 10.

Authors

Filippo Lagi¹, Giampaolo Corti, Massimo Meli, Antonella Pinto, Alessandro Bartoloni

Affiliation

¹ Department of Critical Care Medicine and Surgery, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Florence, Italy.

PMID: 23464722
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2012.00669.x

Abstract

We present the case of two Australian tourists aged 25 and 26 years who, after immersion in a canal in Venice, developed severe leptospirosis. After a 1-week history of fever, headache, myalgia, and vomiting they developed jaundice and renal failure. Complete remission was achieved by antibiotic therapy and hemodialysis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acute Kidney Injury / etiology
Administration, Intravenous
Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
Ceftriaxone / administration & dosage*
DNA, Bacterial
Disease Reservoirs / microbiology
Fresh Water / microbiology
Humans
Italy / epidemiology
Leptospira / isolation & purification*
Leptospirosis* / complications
Leptospirosis* / diagnosis
Leptospirosis* / drug therapy
Leptospirosis* / epidemiology
Leptospirosis* / physiopathology
Liver Diseases / etiology
Male
Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
Symptom Assessment / methods
Treatment Outcome
Urine / microbiology

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
DNA, Bacterial
Ceftriaxone