Beyond the Usual Suspects: Unmasking a Rare Pulmonary Co-Infection

Authors

  • Sahil Kumar Senior Resident, Department of General Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, India Author
  • Jaideep Pilania Junior Resident, Department Of General Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, India Author
  • Rajat Sharma Junior Resident, Department Of General Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, India Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47363/JMHC/2024(6)279

Keywords:

Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, Leptospirosis, Co-infection, Cavitatory Pneumonia, CommunityAcquired

Abstract

This case report presents a 33-year-old male farmer with community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) pneumonia complicated by Leptospirosis. The patient presented with a 2.5-month history of high-grade fever, chest pain, and weight loss. Investigations revealed multiple cavitary lesions in bilateral lungs. Blood cultures were positive for MRSA, and ELISA for leptospira was positive. The patient was successfully treated with vancomycin and anticoagulation therapy and discharged

Author Biographies

  • Sahil Kumar, Senior Resident, Department of General Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, India

    Senior Resident, Department of General Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, India

  • Jaideep Pilania, Junior Resident, Department Of General Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, India

    Junior Resident, Department Of General Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, India

  • Rajat Sharma, Junior Resident, Department Of General Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, India

    Junior Resident, Department Of General Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, India

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Published

2025-12-19

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 10 (2024): Volume 6 Issue 10

Section

Articles