raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:509

Leptospirosis

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Not applicable
Age of onset
All ages
Status
active

An anthropozoonosis, rare in Europe, clinically characterized by an initial presentation of flu-like symptoms rapidly progressing into life-threatening multisystem failure (notably hepatonephritis) caused by spiral-shaped bacteria belonging to the genus <i>Leptospira</i>. Leptospirosis is a widespread zoonosis with a worldwide distribution and has emerged as a major public health problem in developing countries in South-East Asia and South America.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enLeptospirosis
frLeptospirose
deLeptospirose
esLeptospirosis
itLeptospirosi
nlLeptospirose
ptLeptospirose
plLeptospiroza
csLeptospiróza
ukЛептоспіроз
zh钩端螺旋体病
trLeptospiroz

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10A27.0BTNTspecificvalidated
ICD-10A27.8BTNTspecificvalidated
ICD-10A27.9BTNTspecificvalidated
ICD-111B91Especificvalidated
MONDO0005825Evalidated
MeSHD007922Evalidated
UMLSC0023364Evalidated
GARD7881Evalidated
MedDRA10024238Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (1):

No children.

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

27 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Annual incidence1-9 / 1 000 0000.12 / 100 000EuropeValue and classValidatedEuropean Centre for Disease prevention and Control 2011-2015[OTHER]
Point prevalence1-9 / 1 000 000—EuropeClass onlyNot yet validatedORPHANET
Annual incidence1-9 / 1 000 0000.92 / 100 000FranceValue and classValidated23337900[PMID]
Annual incidence1-9 / 1 000 0000.12 / 100 000AustriaValue and classValidatedEuropean Centre for Disease prevention and Control 2011-2015[OTHER]
Annual incidence1-9 / 1 000 0000.12 / 100 000BelgiumValue and classValidatedEuropean Centre for Disease prevention and Control 2011-2015[OTHER]
Annual incidence1-9 / 1 000 0000.18 / 100 000BulgariaValue and classValidatedEuropean Centre for Disease prevention and Control 2011-2015[OTHER]
Annual incidence1-9 / 100 0001.13 / 100 000CroatiaValue and classValidatedEuropean Centre for Disease prevention and Control 2013-2015[OTHER]
Annual incidence1-9 / 1 000 0000.22 / 100 000Czech RepublicValue and classValidatedEuropean Centre for Disease prevention and Control 2011-2015[OTHER]
Annual incidence1-9 / 1 000 0000.12 / 100 000DenmarkValue and classValidatedEuropean Centre for Disease prevention and Control 2011-2015[OTHER]
Annual incidence1-9 / 1 000 0000.24 / 100 000EstoniaValue and classValidatedEuropean Centre for Disease prevention and Control 2011-2015[OTHER]
Annual incidence<1 / 1 000 0000.02 / 100 000FinlandValue and classValidatedEuropean Centre for Disease prevention and Control 2011-2015[OTHER]
Annual incidence1-9 / 1 000 0000.12 / 100 000GermanyValue and classValidatedEuropean Centre for Disease prevention and Control 2011-2015[OTHER]
Annual incidence1-9 / 1 000 0000.22 / 100 000GreeceValue and classValidatedEuropean Centre for Disease prevention and Control 2011-2015[OTHER]
Annual incidence1-9 / 1 000 0000.16 / 100 000HungaryValue and classValidatedEuropean Centre for Disease prevention and Control 2011-2015[OTHER]
Annual incidence1-9 / 1 000 0000.36 / 100 000IrelandValue and classValidatedEuropean Centre for Disease prevention and Control 2011-2015[OTHER]
Annual incidence1-9 / 1 000 0000.1 / 100 000ItalyValue and classValidatedEuropean Centre for Disease prevention and Control 2011-2015[OTHER]
Annual incidence1-9 / 1 000 0000.14 / 100 000LatviaValue and classValidatedEuropean Centre for Disease prevention and Control 2011-2015[OTHER]
Annual incidence1-9 / 1 000 0000.3 / 100 000LithuaniaValue and classValidatedEuropean Centre for Disease prevention and Control 2011-2015[OTHER]
Annual incidence<1 / 1 000 0000.04 / 100 000LuxembourgValue and classValidatedEuropean Centre for Disease prevention and Control 2011-2015[OTHER]
Annual incidence1-9 / 1 000 0000.42 / 100 000MaltaValue and classValidatedEuropean Centre for Disease prevention and Control 2011-2015[OTHER]
Annual incidence1-9 / 1 000 0000.36 / 100 000NetherlandsValue and classValidatedEuropean Centre for Disease prevention and Control 2011-2015[OTHER]
Annual incidence1-9 / 1 000 0000.38 / 100 000PortugalValue and classValidatedEuropean Centre for Disease prevention and Control 2011-2015[OTHER]
Annual incidence1-9 / 1 000 0000.38 / 100 000RomaniaValue and classValidatedEuropean Centre for Disease prevention and Control 2011-2015[OTHER]
Annual incidence1-9 / 1 000 0000.12 / 100 000SlovakiaValue and classValidatedEuropean Centre for Disease prevention and Control 2011-2015[OTHER]
Annual incidence1-9 / 1 000 0000.52 / 100 000SloveniaValue and classValidatedEuropean Centre for Disease prevention and Control 2011-2015[OTHER]
Annual incidence<1 / 1 000 0000.04 / 100 000SwedenValue and classValidatedEuropean Centre for Disease prevention and Control 2011-2015[OTHER]
Annual incidence1-9 / 1 000 0000.1 / 100 000United KingdomValue and classValidatedEuropean Centre for Disease prevention and Control 2011-2015[OTHER]

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

40 annotations · validated 2019-10-09
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0002027Abdominal pain
HP:0002039Anorexia
HP:0002829Arthralgia
HP:0030953Conjunctival hyperemia
HP:0008150Elevated serum transaminases during infections
HP:0001945Fever
HP:0002315Headache
HP:0002152Hyperproteinemia
HP:0002615Hypotension
HP:0003326Myalgia
HP:0002017Nausea and vomiting
HP:0001873Thrombocytopenia
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0001919Acute kidney injury
HP:0031197Cellular urinary casts
HP:0025143Chills
HP:0012735Cough
HP:0002014Diarrhea
HP:0011705First degree atrioventricular block
HP:0002105Hemoptysis
HP:0012115Hepatitis
HP:0002240Hepatomegaly
HP:0000952Jaundice
HP:0002716Lymphadenopathy
HP:0001287Meningitis
HP:0002011Morphological central nervous system abnormality
HP:0025439Pharyngitis
HP:0002202Pleural effusion
HP:0040223Pulmonary hemorrhage
HP:0002098Respiratory distress
HP:0000988Skin rash
Very rare (<4-1%)
HP:0011675Arrhythmia
HP:0012424Chorioretinitis
HP:0030497Macular cotton wool spot
HP:0100653Optic neuritis
HP:0001085Papilledema
HP:0001701Pericarditis
HP:0000573Retinal hemorrhage
HP:0003201Rhabdomyolysis
HP:0011896Subconjunctival hemorrhage
HP:0000554Uveitis

Annotation source: 31583866[PMID]_14652202[PMID]

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