A case of Weil's syndrome developing steroid resistant immune haemolytic anaemia

Scand J Infect Dis. 2005;37(9):700-2. doi: 10.1080/00365540510040214.

Abstract

Weil's syndrome is known in a serious clinical form, but the development of immune haemolytic anaemia related to Leptospira in human beings is a very rare clinical presentation, and we encountered only 1 case report in a literature scan. In this paper we present a case of Weil's syndrome in which immune haemolytic anaemia findings, and haemolysis could only be controlled by intravenous immunoglobulin (IvIg) treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune / etiology*
  • Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune / therapy*
  • Drug Resistance*
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / therapeutic use*
  • Male
  • Methylprednisolone / therapeutic use*
  • Steroids / therapeutic use
  • Weil Disease / complications*

Substances

  • Immunoglobulins, Intravenous
  • Steroids
  • Methylprednisolone