COMMON CHARACTERISTICS OF LEPTOSPIROSIS: A REPORT ON 11 CASES
Authors: Arlan P. Cohn, August A. Howard
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1961)

Article1 January 1961COMMON CHARACTERISTICS OF LEPTOSPIROSIS: A REPORT ON 11 CASESARLAN P. COHN, M.D., AUGUST A. HOWARD, M.D.ARLAN P. COHN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, AUGUST A. HOWARD, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-54-1-57 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe human leptospiral infections have been grouped into various clinical syndromes, such as a mild, grippelike illness, an aseptic meningitis, and a sometimes fatal complex of jaundice, nephritis, hemorrhage, and vascular collapse known as Weil's disease. A recent outbreak of leptospirosis on Okinawa among 11 U. S. Marines supports the observation of Asian, European, and American clinicians that leptospirosis most commonly presents as a mild illness, with only slight renal and hepatic damage, plus delayed signs of aseptic meningitis.Edwards,1in his recent study of 12 sporadic cases of leptospiral disease, has pointed out that this rather distinct, mild, and...Bibliography1. Edwards GA: Clinical characteristics of leptospirosis. Amer. J. Med. 28: 4, 1959. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. McCrumbStockardRobinsonTurnerLewisMaiseyKelleherGleiserSmadel FRJLCRLHDGCWMFCAJE: Leptospirosis in Malaya. I. Sporadic cases among military and civilian personnel. Amer. J. Trop. Med. 6: 238, 1957. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Gsell O: Leptospiren, 1952, Hans Huber, Bern, Switzerland. Google Scholar4. Gordon ME: Canicola fever. Report of first case in Connecticut and review of the literature. New Engl. J. Med. 247: 708, 1952. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. The Leptospira Group, Infectious Jaundice (Weil's Disease) and Other Leptospiroses, Zinsser's Textbook of Bacteriology, 9th Edition, pp. 631-635. Google Scholar6. HeringmanPhillips ECJH: Weil's disease: a report of 23 cases. New Engl. J. Med. 237: 471, 1947. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. Cook AT: Penicillin in leptospirosis (Letters to the Editor), Lancet 2: 81 Aug. 1, 1959. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. Beamer PR: Treatment of leptospirosis with antibiotics. Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 55: 1195, 1952. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. FairburnSemple ACSJ: Chloramphenicol and penicillin in the treatment of leptospirosis among British troops in Malaya. Lancet 1: 13 (Jan. 7) 1956. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. Russell RW: Treatment of leptospirosis with oxytetracycline. Lancet 2: 1143 (Nov. 29) 1958. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar11. Clein L: Leptospirosis among British troops in Malaya (Letters to the Editor), Lancet 1: 289 (Feb. 11) 1956. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12. Mackay-DickRobinson JJF: Treatment of leptospirosis with oxytetracycline (Letters to the Editor), Lancet 1: 100 (Jan. 10) 1959. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication May 25, 1960.From the Medical Service, U. S. Army Hospital, Ryukyu Islands.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Arlan P. Cohn, M.D., 7 Radnor Road, St. Louis 31, Missouri. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byLEPTOSPIROSISLeptospirosis: A childhood diseaseHuman LeptospirosisNew clinical and ultrastructural aspects in leptospirosis icterohaemorrhagica (Weil's disease) 1 January 1961Volume 54, Issue 1Page: 57-65KeywordsInflammationLeptospiraLeptospirosisLeukocytosisMedical servicesMeningitisNauseaNephritisRenal diseasesVascular diseases ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 January 1961 PDF downloadLoading ...