Leptospirosis Fever: Case Report

is a zoonotic disease caused by infection with leptospira species which is prevalent in both tropical and temperate regions, but more common in tropics as the pathogenic bacteria survives longer in tropical environment. Leptospira species lives in kidneys of mammalian species like rodents, cattle, sheep and pig but rodents are the most common reservoir in transmission of the disease. Humans are infected incidentally after being exposed to infected animal tissue or excreta. A 47-year-old female patient admitted in our hospital in general medicine ward with chief complaints of fever for 5 days, cough for 4 days and altered sensorium for 2 days. Patient also complained about headache and involuntary passage of urine in clothes on the day of admission. Patient was a known case of asthma on oral treatment of FORACORT inhaler. Patient was treated with Inj. CEFTRIAXONE, ARTESUNATE, DOXYCYCLINE, PRIMAQUINE, PARACETEMOL and IVF. Patient was discharged after complete recovery and advised to continue FORACORT for asthma.