Abstract

CASTILLO, Jasmín et al. Pancreatitis por Leptospira: A propósito de un caso. Gen [online]. 2006, vol.60, n.3, pp.207-209. ISSN 0016-3503.

A case is presented of a 32 years old masculine patient who attends the emergency room of the Hospital DOMINDO GUZMAN LANDER OF BARCELONA, referring intense abdominal pain, general malaise and fever of 39 cº of one week of evolution and affectation of the general state, clinical and Para clinical test are done, which report: lipid profile within normal values, pancreatic enzymes and serum IGm (+) for Leptospira, abdominal ultrasound, CT Scan and MRI, without biliary tract abnormalities. Treatment with PNC was started and general measures, presenting a satisfactory evolution. Pancreatitis is an acute inflammatory process, developed on a healthy pancreatic gland that is characterized by elevation of the pancreatic enzyme levels in blood and urine, which can cause organic failure or local complications. Leptospirosis a zoonosis caused by exposure to animal tissue, secreted liquids or contaminated waters with an incubation period of 7 -14 days, with systemic clinical manifestations that can evolve to serious forms; hepatic-renal insufficiency or vascular collapse. The pancreatitis case that follows is presented regarding its unusual ethiology.

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