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metadata.dc.type: | Artigo de Periódico |
Title: | Outpatient follow-up of patients hospitalized for acute leptospirosis |
Other Titles: | Elsevier |
Authors: | Spichler, Anne Stambovsky Athanazio, Daniel Abensur Seguro, Antônio Carlos Vinetz, Joseph M. |
metadata.dc.creator: | Spichler, Anne Stambovsky Athanazio, Daniel Abensur Seguro, Antônio Carlos Vinetz, Joseph M. |
Abstract: | Objective: The outcome of leptospirosis after the resolution of acute disease, either spontaneously or after treatment, is not well described. The aim of this study was to assess the possible sequelae of acute leptospirosis after hospital discharge. Methods: We report here a prospective study carried out in Sa˜o Paulo, Brazil in which patients hospitalized for leptospirosis were followed in the outpatient setting. Results: Forty-seven patients were serially assessed: 32 severe and 15 mild cases. Early and late complications were not common in either group, but subjective complaints were common in the first few weeks after hospital discharge (53% of severe cases, 40% of mild cases). Two patients had continuing complaints: one had profound general malaise and the other developed new onset panic disorder. The sample analyzed represented 26% of the patients hospitalized with leptospirosis in the city of Sa˜o Paulo during the study period. The duration of follow-up was an average of approximately 20 days at the first visit, and approximately 40 days at the second visit. Forty-seven patients came for one follow-up visit and 22 of the same patients had two follow-up visits. Conclusions: While two of 47 patients reported continuing symptoms after hospitalization for acute leptospirosis, no definitive, objective evidence of chronic sequelae due to this infection was proven. While preliminary, these observations point to the need for a prospective, rigorous and systematic study to definitively determine and characterize late complications and chronic disease after acute leptospirosis. |
Keywords: | Leptospirosis Follow-up Acute disease Chronic sequelae |
URI: | http://www.repositorio.ufba.br/ri/handle/ri/5285 |
Issue Date: | 2011 |
Appears in Collections: | Artigo Publicado em Periódico (Faculdade de Medicina) |
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