Weil DiseaseNail Özgüneş, Gülay Bekler, Nüket Ceylan, Duru Mıstanoğlu, Fatma SargınSSK Göztepe Training and Research Hospital of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Istanbul
Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease of worldwide distribution caused by spirochetes of the genus leptospira. Leptospires infect a variety of wild and domestc animals that excrete the
organism in their urine. Humans, infected through direct contact with infected animals or through exposure to fresh water or soil contaminated by infected animal urine, develop an
acute febrile illness that can be followed by a more severe, sometimes fatal illness that may include jaundice and renal failure (Weil’s disease), menengitis, miyocarditis, hemodynamic
collapse. Keywords: Leptospirosis, weil’s disease, jaundice, renal failure
Weil HastalığıNail Özgüneş, Gülay Bekler, Nüket Ceylan, Duru Mıstanoğlu, Fatma SargınSSK Göztepe Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi Enfeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Kliniği, İstanbul
Anahtar Kelimeler: Leptospiroz, weil hastalığı, sarılık, böbrek yetmezliği
Nail Özgüneş, Gülay Bekler, Nüket Ceylan, Duru Mıstanoğlu, Fatma Sargın. Weil Disease. Medeniyet Med J. 2003; 18(2): 115-116
Corresponding Author: Nail Özgüneş, Türkiye |
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