Massive intra-alveolar hemorrhage caused by Leptospira serovar Djasiman in a traveler returning from Laos

J Travel Med. 2015 May-Jun;22(3):212-4. doi: 10.1111/jtm.12189. Epub 2015 Feb 28.

Abstract

Leptospirosis is one of the most common pathogens responsible for life-threatening tropical disease in travelers. We report a case of massive intra-alveolar hemorrhage caused by Leptospira serovar Djasiman in a 38-year-old man returning from Laos, who was cured with antibiotics and salvage treatment with extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Amoxicillin / therapeutic use*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Hemorrhage / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Laos
  • Leptospira / pathogenicity*
  • Leptospirosis / complications*
  • Leptospirosis / drug therapy*
  • Lung / diagnostic imaging
  • Male
  • Radiography
  • Serogroup
  • Travel

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Amoxicillin