TY - JOUR
T1 - Leptospirosis
T2 - A childhood disease
AU - Wong, Michael L.
AU - Kaplan, Sheldon
AU - Dunkle, Lisa M.
AU - Stechenberg, Barbara W.
AU - Feigin, Ralph D.
PY - 1977/4
Y1 - 1977/4
N2 - A diagnosis of leptospirosis was confirmed in nine children who were admitted to St. Louis Children'sHospital during the past 54 months. Epidemiologic, clinical, cultural, and serologic data which were obtained emphasize (1) the high incidence of urban cases; (2) contact with dogs as the most likely source of infection; and (3) that serotypes other than Leptospira icterohaemorrhagiae may produce severe clinical disease. Unusual or previously unreported manifestations of leptospirosis including acalculous cholecystitis, pancreatitis, abdominal causalgia, desquamating skin rashes, and infarction of the extremities which were noted in these children are discussed.
AB - A diagnosis of leptospirosis was confirmed in nine children who were admitted to St. Louis Children'sHospital during the past 54 months. Epidemiologic, clinical, cultural, and serologic data which were obtained emphasize (1) the high incidence of urban cases; (2) contact with dogs as the most likely source of infection; and (3) that serotypes other than Leptospira icterohaemorrhagiae may produce severe clinical disease. Unusual or previously unreported manifestations of leptospirosis including acalculous cholecystitis, pancreatitis, abdominal causalgia, desquamating skin rashes, and infarction of the extremities which were noted in these children are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0022-3476(77)80361-2
DO - 10.1016/S0022-3476(77)80361-2
M3 - Article
C2 - 557083
AN - SCOPUS:0017577798
SN - 0022-3476
VL - 90
SP - 532
EP - 537
JO - The Journal of Pediatrics
JF - The Journal of Pediatrics
IS - 4
ER -