Open AccessCentral nervous system vasculitis: a rare manifestation of leptospirosis presenting as bilateral cortical blindness
Author(s) -
Rajesh Jhorawat,
Neha Bansal,
Vinay Malhotra,
Pankaj Beniwal
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of medical sciences/indian journal of medical sciences (print)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1998-3654
pISSN - 0019-5359
DOI - 10.18203/issn.0019-5359.indianjmedsci20170496
Subject(s) - medicine , leptospirosis , aseptic meningitis , subclinical infection , vasculitis , encephalitis , cortical blindness , meningoencephalitis , pediatrics , meningitis , disease , pathology , immunology , blindness , virus , optometry
Leptospirosis is the most widespread zoonosis in the warm and humid region caused by spirochetal infection. It is an occupational disease with clinical manifestation varies from subclinical, self-limited infection to severe and potentially fatal disease. The most frequent neurologic manifestation in leptospirosis is aseptic meningitis. Other manifestations are encephalitis, cerebellitis, myelitis, intracranial bleed, and movement disorders. Here, we report a case of central nervous system (CNS) vasculitis in severe leptospirosis.