Open Access Library Journal
2021, Volume 8, e7464
ISSN Online: 2333-9721
ISSN Print: 2333-9705
DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1107464 Jul. 1, 2021 1 Open Access Library Journal
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis and
Atypical Uremic Syndrome Associated with
Weil Syndrome
Nuria Citlalli Luna-Silva
1
, Alexis Gomez-Pardo
1
, Heliodora Jimenez-Hernandez
2
,
Victoria Isabel Castañeda-Avila
3
, Cesar Daniel Alonso-Bello
4*
1
Pediatrics Department, Hospital de la Niñez Oaxaqueña, Oaxaca, Mexico
2
Hematology Laboratory, Hospital de la Niñez Oaxaqueña, Oaxaca, Mexico
3
Gynecology and Pediatrics 3A Hospital, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico
4
Angeles Roma Hospital, Angeles Medical Group, Mexico City, Mexico
Abstract
In 1886, the German internist Adolph Weil described for the first time a dis-
ease caused by the spirochete family of the genus Leptospira spp., causing the
infectious disease called leptospirosis or Weil Syndrome in a systemic stage.
The disease is transmitted by direct contact with infected animals, which eli-
minates the bacteria through urine or by contact with the soil and water
where they live. Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) or hemopha-
gocytic syndrome, is a syndrome caused by immunological activation involv-
ing different organs. It has also been documented, as a cause of Atypical He-
molytic Uremic Syndrome (aHUS) rarely. In this report, we describe an ex-
tremely rare clinical presentation of leptospirosis (Weil Syndrome), asso-
ciated with HLH and aHUS, an association with great clinical relevance. The
syndrome that until today has not been described is the first case report,
made formally in the medical literature.
Subject Areas
Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine
Keywords
Leptospirosis, Hemophagocytic, Lymphohistiocytosis, Hemolytic Uremic
Syndrome
1. Introduction
In 1886, the German internist Adolph Weil described for the first time a disease
How to cite this paper: Luna-Silva, N.C.,
Gomez-Pardo, A., Jimenez-Hernandez, H.,
Castañeda-Avila, V.I. and Alonso-Bello,
C.D. (2021) Hemophagocytic Lym-pho-
histiocytosis and Atypical Uremic Syndrome
Associated with Weil Syndrome. Open
Access Library Journal, 8: e7464.
https://doi.org/10.4236/oalib.1107464
Received: April 28, 2021
Accepted: June 28, 2021
Published: July 1, 2021
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