Table of Contents
- Overview
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Images
Weil disease; Icterohemorrhagic fever; Swineherd's disease; Rice-field fever; Cane-cutter fever; Swamp fever; Mud fever; Hemorrhagic jaundice; Stuttgart disease; Canicola fever
Treatment
Medications to treat leptospirosis include:
- Ampicillin
- Ceftriaxone
- Doxycycline
- Penicillin
Complicated or serious cases may need supportive care or treatment in a hospital intensive care unit (ICU).
Support Groups
Expectations (prognosis)
The outlook is generally good. However, a complicated case can be life-threatening if it is not treated promptly.
Complications
- Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction when penicillin is given
Meningitis - Severe bleeding
Calling your health care provider
Contact your health care provider if you have any symptoms of, or risk factors for, leptospirosis.
Images
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Review Date: 08/14/2010
Reviewed By: 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.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
