Leptospirosis: symptoms and treatment

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  • Symptoms of leptospirosis
  • Treatment of leptospirosis

  • Leptospirosis - the disease is caused by a number of morphological similar pathogens related to the genus Leptospira source of infection are rodents, pigs, cattle, horses, small horned cattle, dogs, birds.


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    Leptospirosis: symptoms and treatment
    The disease begins acutely with chills and increasing the temperature during
    day to 39.5-41s. At the same time there are severe headache,
    nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain. Characterized by severe muscular pain,
    mainly in the calf muscles, the muscles of the neck, abdomen, back and
    Cool. The face is thought-out, hyperemic, spool vessels injected.

    Frequently often observed polymorphic rash (Ultra, Corppy,
    Scarlatin-like, hemorrhagic), localized on the limbs and
    Torchishche. Lymph nodes are increased, dense, painful, blood pressure is reduced,
    Heart tones are muted, the pulse lags behind the temperature level
    (relatively bradycardia). From the 2nd Day of the disease increase the size
    liver, which becomes dense and painful when palpation. Stomach
    Usually break, the tongue is dry, covered with brown raid.

    With high
    Temperature Against the background of pronounced intoxication quite often develops
    infectious-toxic shock, which is one of the reasons
    Fatal outcome. In the acute period of the disease, it is often noted
    Beware of the kidneys: appears pain in the lower back, positive symptom
    Pasternatsky, the amount of urine decreases, they detect it
    Erythrocytes, in large quantities, hyaline and grainy
    Cylinders.

    Often develops acute renal failure with raising
    Urea, uric acid and creatinine in blood. In the period of completion
    Some sick fever appears jaundice. With severe flow,
    Often on the background of acute renal failure develops acute
    Liver dystrophy, leading to acute liver failure,
    Encephalopathy and hepatic coma. Hemorrhagic syndrome is manifested in
    the form of hemorrhages in the skin at the site of injections, phetechial rash (mchristmas hemorrhage),
    hemorrhages in the scler. Often observed signs of irritation
    Brain shells or pronounced meningeal syndrome (symptoms of Kerniga, Brudzinsky).



    Treatment of leptospirosis

    The main method of treatment is possible early destination
    Antibiotics. The introduction of a specific
    Immunoglobulina. In the treatment of patients with severe forms of leptospirosis,
    complicated acute renal failure, great importance
    Pathogenetic therapy acquires. Most effective
    antibiotics are penicillins, with intolerance to them
    Use tetracycline group antibiotics. Most effective
    Treatment started until the 4th day from the beginning of the disease. The later from the beginning
    The development of the disease begins specific treatment, the worse the forecast
    For patients.

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