Leptospirosis After a Stay in Madagascar

We report a case of polymerase chain reaction (PCR)‐confirmed leptospirosis in a patient who recently traveled to Madagascar, a country where only two cases have been reported since 1955. Although laboratory and clinical presentations were atypical and despite leptospirosis not being a documented di...

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Published in:Journal of travel medicine 2015-03, Vol.22 (2), p.136-139
Main Authors: Pagès, Frédéric, Kuli, Barbara, Moiton, Marie‐Pierre, Goarant, Cyrille, Jaffar‐Bandjee, Marie‐Christine
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Female
Human health and pathology
Humans
Infectious diseases
Leptospira
Leptospira interrogans - genetics
Leptospirosis
Leptospirosis - blood
Leptospirosis - diagnosis
Leptospirosis - etiology
Leptospirosis - urine
Life Sciences
Madagascar
Medical diagnosis
Middle Aged
Phylogeny
Travel
Travel medicine
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Summary:We report a case of polymerase chain reaction (PCR)‐confirmed leptospirosis in a patient who recently traveled to Madagascar, a country where only two cases have been reported since 1955. Although laboratory and clinical presentations were atypical and despite leptospirosis not being a documented disease in Madagascar, blood and urine tests for leptospirosis enabled retrospective confirmation of the diagnosis.
ISSN:1195-1982
1708-8305
DOI:10.1111/jtm.12163