Leptospirosis : Treatment & Expectations (Weil disease, Icterohemorrhagic fever, Swineherd's disease, Rice-field fever, Cane-cutter fever, Swamp fever, Mud fever, Hemorrhagic jaundice, Stuttgart disease, Canicola fever)

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Leptospirosis

Alternate Names : 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:

Chloramphenicol
Erythromycin
Penicillins
Tetracyclines

Complicated cases will need supportive care.

Prognosis (Expectations)

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.

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Review Date : 8/3/2008
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.

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