%0 Journal Article %A de Souza, Alexandre Leite %A Sztajnbok, Jaques %A Marques, Silvia Regina %A Seguro, Antonio Carlos %T Leptospirosis-induced meningitis and acute renal failure in a 19-month-old male child %D 2006 %J Journal of Medical Microbiology, %V 55 %N 6 %P 795-797 %@ 1473-5644 %R https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.46486-0 %K ARF, acute renal failure %I Microbiology Society, %X An unusual case of leptospirosis is described in a 19-month-old male child presenting with meningitis and acute renal failure without jaundice. Some aspects concerning the pathogenesis and treatment of this potentially life-threatening disease are also discussed. Leptospirosis was diagnosed on the basis of history and serological tests. %U https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jmm/10.1099/jmm.0.46486-0