Open AccessProlongedLeptospiraUrinary Shedding in a 10-Year-Old Girl
Author(s) -
Emilie Chow,
Jaime Deville,
Jarlath E. Nally,
Michael Lovett,
Karin NielsenSaines
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
case reports in pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2090-6803
pISSN - 2090-6811
DOI - 10.1155/2012/169013
Subject(s) - leptospira , girl , medicine , asymptomatic , leptospirosis , urinary system , urine , physiology , pediatrics , pathology , biology , genetics
We present a case of leptospirosis in a previously healthy girl following a trip to Costa Rica. While she was clinically asymptomatic, she had spirochetes cultured from her urine six weeks following her trip. Prolonged urinary shedding following infection with Leptospira is possible in humans and often has subtle manifestations in children.
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