PMID: 16618032Apr 19, 2006Paper

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

Archives des maladies du coeur et des vaisseaux
J R CaignaultG Kirkorian

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.

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