Acute pancreatitis and vasoplegic shock associated with leptospirosis – a case report and review of the literature

Leptospirosis or Weil’s disease is caused by pathogenic spirochete bacteria called Leptospira. It is considered the most common zoonosis in the world and is usually transmitted by urine of rodents and dogs with an incubation time of 7–14 days. The clinical spectrum ranges from a subclinical infection to a fulminant septic course. Here, we report the case of a German patient with acute pancreatitis associated with Leptospira interrogans causing...