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Report of Nine Cases in One Family, with Abstract of the World Literature

E. A. HAUNZ, M.D., M.S.(Med.); J. D. CARDY, M.D.

AMA Arch Intern Med. 1952;89(6):978-993.

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LEPTOSPIRAL infections are endemic throughout the world. Weil's disease (leptospirosis icterohemorrhagiae), the commoner and severer of the two principal forms, has been widely discussed in the literature since its first description in 1886.¹ Canicola fever (leptospirosis canicola), on the other hand, is sparsely reported on, perhaps because of its more recent clinical recognition (1937),² its relatively benign course, and its comparative rarity. In the light of these facts, the present report of nine cases of the latter disease occurring in one family would appear to be especially significant.

This report was initially prepared with a complete review of the world literature on canicola fever, but with the current appearance of Rosenberg's³ exhaustive and commendable review it was decided necessary to abstract only the more significant contributions to the problem.

CAUSATION AND INCIDENCE

The causative organisms of leptospiral infections are morphologically identical even under the electron microscope.⁴ The spirochetes are delicate, . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
GRAND FORKS, N. D.

From the Department of Medicine, Grand Forks Clinic, and the University of North Dakota School of Medicine.; Dr. Haunz is a member of the Clinical Faculty, and Dr. Cardy is Professor of Pathology, University of North Dakota School of Medicine.

Footnotes
Read before the Regional Meeting of The American College of Physicians, Bismarck, N. D., Sept. 8, 1951.

This investigation was aided in part by a research grant from the North Dakota State Medical Center.

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