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ArticleOpen forum infectious diseases2021

Leptospirosis Followed by Kawasaki-Like Disease: Case Report From an Adult Swiss Patient and Review of the Literature.

Severin Baerlocher, Seth Helfenstein, Alfred Mahr, Selina Crippa, Regine Garcia Boy, Christian R Kahlert, Timur Yurttas, Christoph Hatz, Philipp Kohler

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Severin BaerlocherDepartment of Internal Medicine, Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Seth HelfensteinDivision of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Alfred MahrDepartment of Rheumatology, Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Selina CrippaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Regional Hospital of Grabs, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Regine Garcia BoyZentrum für Labormedizin, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Christian R KahlertDivision of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Timur YurttasUniversity of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Christoph HatzDivision of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Philipp KohlerDivision of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0427-8934
University of St.Gallen · CHKantonsspital St. Gallen · CHSwiss Tropical and Public Health Institute · CHUniversity of Basel · CHZentrum für Labormedizin · CH

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Abstract

Kawasaki disease (KD) is a vasculitis that mostly occurs in children, but rare cases in adults have been reported. We describe the case of a 43-year-old Swiss male who developed symptoms compatible with KD 7 weeks after leptospirosis, which was presumably acquired after swimming in a creek in the Swiss Alps. We performed a literature review and identified 10 other cases (all in children), in which Kawasaki-like disease was diagnosed in the context of leptospirosis. Outcome was favourable in most cases, including our patient. This exceptional case demonstrates both the possibility of autochthonous cases of leptospirosis in Switzerland as well as a possible association of leptospirosis with Kawasaki-like disease.

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adultKawasaki diseaseleptospirosisSwitzerlandvasculitis

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