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Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease caused by a spirochete Leptospira. It occurs secondary to exposure to urine of infected animals or contaminated environment. Leptospirosis can cause a wide range of symptoms. Unless thought of, symptoms may be mistaken for other diseases such as dengue or influenza. The systemic presentation may be as mild as fever, joint pain and myalgia to life-threatening hepatorenal failure. Ocular manifestations are more common in the second or immune phase of the illness after a latent period. This latent period between initial systemic disease and ocular manifestation makes it difficult for the ophthalmologist to make a diagnosis.
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Rathinam, S., Vedhanayaki, R., Anjana, S. (2020). Leptospirosis. In: Yu, H. (eds) Inflammatory and Infectious Ocular Disorders. Retina Atlas. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8546-9_20
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