Leptospirosis with Weil Syndrome debuting with acute appendicitis. Report of a case

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Leptospirosis is a zoonosis of worldwide distribution. Its clinically more severe form is called Weil Syndrome, which is characterized by generating a severe and frequently fatal multiorgan systemic impact. Numerous wild and domestic animals constitute the reservoir and become asymptomatic carriers, being a source of infection towards humans. The diagnosis is based on clinical and epidemiological suspicion, confirming with serological studies. The treatment is symptomatic and with targeted antibiotics. Below is a case of leptospirosis that presents with acute appendicitis with severe organic involvement not consistent with the initial abdominal pathology.

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Vélez Páez, J. L., Tercero Martínez, W. M., López Rondón, E. F., Rueda Barragán, F. E., & Guerrero Agila, V. S. (2020). Leptospirosis with Weil Syndrome debuting with acute appendicitis. Report of a case. Bionatura, 5(3), 1246–1249. https://doi.org/10.21931/RB/2020.05.03.14

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