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ArticleCureus2026

Severe Leptospirosis With Multi-Organ Dysfunction Syndrome in a Non-Endemic Region: A Case Report.

Nikita S Jasani, Rana A Almugassabi, Rahaf A Alami, Tamer Mubarak, Asif M Salim

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Article in Cureus, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Nikita S JasaniInternal Medicine, GMERS Medical College and Hospital, Sola, Ahmedabad, IND.
Rana A AlmugassabiInternal Medicine, Libyan International Medical University, Benghazi, LBY.
Rahaf A AlamiInternal Medicine, Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi, Lefkoşa, CYP.
Tamer MubarakInternal Medicine, Rashid Hospital, Dubai, ARE.
Asif M SalimInternal Medicine, Dubai Hospital, Dubai, ARE.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Leptospirosis is a common zoonotic infection worldwide but remains rare in the Middle East, including the United Arab Emirates. We report a case of a 36-year-old male who presented with high-grade fever, severe myalgia, headache, vomiting, dark urine, and altered mental status following recent travel from an endemic area where he worked as a paddy field farmer. Clinical examination and laboratory findings revealed septic shock, acute kidney injury, marked hyperbilirubinemia, and severe thrombocytopenia, consistent with multi-organ dysfunction syndrome. Based on the clinical presentation and exposure history, leptospirosis was strongly suspected, and

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encephalopathyicteric leptospirosisjaundiceleptospirosisliver failuremulti-organ failurerice farmersseptic shockthrombocytopeniaweil’s disease

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PMCPMC13034361

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