Presentation
Herein, we discuss the patient’s clinical presentation and the cardiotocography changes observed in leptospiral infection, and review the current literature. [doi.org]
Entire Body System
- Fever
Synonym(s): Fort Bragg fever. Fort Bragg fever leptospirosis. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]
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Skin
- Skin Rash
Other symptoms may include: conjunctivitis, vomiting, diarrhea, stomach pain, jaundice, cough, and rarely a skin rash. [web.archive.org]
Other signs include maculopapular skin rashes, pharyngeal injection, lymphadenopathy, hepatomegaly, and splenomegaly. [hawaii.edu]
Workup
Microbiology
- Borrelia Burgdorferi
Nature 460:762–765 PubMedCentral PubMed CrossRef Google Scholar Motaleb MA, Corum L, Bono JL et al (2000) Borrelia burgdorferi periplasmic flagella have both skeletal and motility functions. [doi.org]
- Brucella Abortus
abortus Brucella melitensis cent cholera cholera vibrio chronic clinical cultures cysts death demonstrated diagnosis diarrhoea differentiation disease doses drug emphasized endemic epidemic examination faeces falciparum fatal flagellates fleas fluid [books.google.com]
- Leishmania Tropica
Leishmania tropica lesions leucocytes liver malaria Manson-Bahr melitensis monkeys mosquito Napier normal observed obtained occur onset organism parasites patients pigment plague present produced quinine rats reaction red cells relapsing fever reported [books.google.com]
Treatment
Andere Ausgaben - Alle anzeigen Stitt's Diagnosis, Prevention and Treatment of Tropical Diseases, Band 2 Edward Rhodes Stitt, Richard Pearson Strong Auszug - 1944 Stitt's Diagnosis, Prevention and Treatment of Tropical Diseases, Band 2 Edward Rhodes Stitt [books.google.com]
Outcomes of treatment for all randomized patients. Overall outcomes of treatment (i.e., death and clinical treatment failure, duration of fever, and duration of organ dysfunction after treatment) were similar among the 3 treatment groups. [doi.org]
Prognosis
Lanka, Postgrad Med J, 2011, vol. 87 (pg. 13 - 7 ) 24 Pulmonary leptospirosis: an excellent response to bolus methylprednisolone, Postgrad Med J, 2006, vol. 82 (pg. 602 - 6 ) 25 APACHE 1978–2001: the development of a quality assurance system based on prognosis [doi.org]
Etiology
Etiologic Agent Leptospires are long, thin, motile spirochetes. They may be free-living or associated with animal hosts and survive well in fresh water, soil, and mud in tropical areas. [web.archive.org]
Etiologies of acute undifferentiated febrile illness in Thailand. J. Med. Assoc. Thail. 87 : 464 -472. ↵ McBride, A. J., D. A. Athanazio, M. G. Reis, and A. Ko. 2005. Leptospirosis. Curr. Opin. Infect. Dis. 18 : 376 -386. ↵ Rolain, J. M., M. [doi.org]
Leptospiral etiology of Fort Bragg fever W S GOCHENOUR Jr et al. Public Health Rep (1896). 1952 Aug. Free PMC article No abstract available Similar articles Leptospira fort-bragg isolated from a rat in Barbados. Myers DM, Jones CJ. Myers DM, et al. [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Epidemiology
Diseases, Army Epidemiological Board, Preventive Medicine Service, Office of the Surgeon General, U. [jci.org]
The epidemiology of leptospirosis has been modified by changes in animal husbandry, climate, and human behavior. Resurgent interest in leptospirosis has resulted from large outbreaks that have received significant publicity. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
This review addresses the issues in the epidemiology, diagnosis and clinical management which confront public health responses, and highlights the progress made towards understanding the Leptospira genome, biology and pathogenesis. [dx.doi.org]
Pathophysiology
Current thinking is that both pathogen related factors (infecting serovar/species, inoculum size) and host factors (immunological response) contribute to this heterogeneity. 6 Several studies have detailed the immunological basis of the pathophysiological [doi.org]
Prevention
Andere Ausgaben - Alle anzeigen Stitt's Diagnosis, Prevention and Treatment of Tropical Diseases, Band 2 Edward Rhodes Stitt, Richard Pearson Strong Auszug - 1944 Stitt's Diagnosis, Prevention and Treatment of Tropical Diseases, Band 2 Edward Rhodes Stitt [books.google.com]
Surveillance The attached excerpt provides WHO recommended standards and strategies for the surveillance, prevention and control of Leptospirosis. [who.int]
C. 2 Work done at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, was supported in part through the Commission on Acute Respiratory Diseases, Army Epidemiological Board, Preventive Medicine Service, Office of the Surgeon General, United States Army, and by grants from the [jci.org]
Giving drugs that prevent blood clots and using other methods such as special stockings that increase circulation in the legs. [communityresourcefinder.org]