A CASE REPORT ON HEPATITIS - A WITH LEPTOSPIROSIS CO INFECTION

Leptospirosis is a potentially fatal infection that requires a high index of suspicion for timely diagnosis and treatment, common in sadan states. Diagnosis of leptospirosis can be particularly difficult in the context of coexistent viral hepatitis. Assessment of epidemiologic risk factors and serial serology testing were key in making this diagnosis. The immunologic consequence of the coexistence of these superinfections is discussed. It is likely that hepatitis A infection predisposed our patients leptospirosis infection to progress. We present a case in which a concurrent resolving Hepatitis A virus infection was concomitantly diagnosed.