Acute abdomen due to acute pancreatitis--a rare presentation of leptospirosis.

J Assoc Physicians India

Department of Medicine, Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute, East Fort, Thrissur, Kerala 680 005.

Published: November 2008

Even though, Leptospiral infection is not uncommon, it can have different rare presentations. Acute pancreatitis is one such rare gastrointestinal manifestation of acute pancreatitis. Apart from the typical clinical features; elevated serum lipase or elastase-1, along with radiological evidence and positive leptospiral serology confirms this rare association.

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