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Leptospirosis - Symptom

Alternative Names

Weil disease; Icterohemorrhagic fever; Swineherd's disease; Rice-field fever; Cane-cutter fever; Swamp fever; Mud fever; Hemorrhagic jaundice; Stuttgart disease; Canicola fever

Symptoms:

Symptoms can take 2 - 26 days (average 10 days) to develop, and may include:

Dry cough
Fever
Headache
Muscle pain
Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea
Shaking chills

Less common symptoms include:

Abdominal pain
Abnormal lung sounds
Bone pain
Conjunctivitis
Enlarged lymph glands
Enlarged spleen or liver
Joint aches
Muscle rigidity
Muscle tenderness
Skin rash
Sore throat

Signs and tests:

The blood is tested for antibodies to the bacteria.

Other tests that may be done:

Antibodies

Reviewed last on: 8/3/2008
David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

References

Ko AI. Leptospirosis. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 344.

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