Acute encephalitis as initial presentation of leptospirosis

Authors

  • Edmond Puca University Hospital Center, Tirana, Albania
  • Joana Majko University Hospital Center, Tirana, Albania
  • Entela Puca American Hospital, Tirana, Albania
  • Elda Qyra University Hospital Center, Tirana, Albania
  • Arjet Gega St. Maryʼs Hospital, Waterbury, CT, United States
  • Pellumb Pipero University Hospital Center, Tirana, Albania

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.8613

Keywords:

leptospirosis, encephalitis, CSF

Abstract

Encephalitis is an acute inflammation of the brain matter, very often associated with viral infections, but it can also be caused by non-viral pathogens such as leptospirosis. Leptospirosis is a systemic disease caused by bacteria of the Leptospira genus. Leptospiral infection has a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations ranging from subclinical or mild illness to a fulminant life-threatening illness. In this case report we describe a young patient from Southern Albania with isolated encephalitis caused by Leptospira, where acute encephalitis was the initial presentation of the disease.

Author Biographies

Edmond Puca, University Hospital Center, Tirana, Albania

MD, PhD

Department of Infectious Diseases

Joana Majko, University Hospital Center, Tirana, Albania

Department of Infectious Diseases

Entela Puca, American Hospital, Tirana, Albania

MD

Service of Endocrinology

Elda Qyra, University Hospital Center, Tirana, Albania

Department of Infectious Diseases

Arjet Gega, St. Maryʼs Hospital, Waterbury, CT, United States

Department of Infectious Diseases

Pellumb Pipero, University Hospital Center, Tirana, Albania

Prof

Department of Infectious Diseases

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Published

2017-04-30

How to Cite

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Puca E, Majko J, Puca E, Qyra E, Gega A, Pipero P (2017) Acute encephalitis as initial presentation of leptospirosis. J Infect Dev Ctries 11:361–363. doi: 10.3855/jidc.8613

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Case Reports