A 30-year-old man from the Philippines develops a febrile illness with conjunctival suffusion, myalgia (particularly calf tenderness), jaundice, and a...

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A 30-year-old man from the Philippines develops a febrile illness with conjunctival suffusion, myalgia (particularly calf tenderness), jaundice, and acute kidney injury after exposure to floodwater during a typhoon. His occupation involves rice farming. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Leptospirosis

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Dengue fever

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Hepatitis A

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Typhoid fever

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Melioidosis

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Leptospirosis (Weil's Disease)

A 30-year-old man from the Philippines develops a febrile illness with conjunctival suffusion, myalgia (particularly calf tenderness), jaundice, and acute kidney injury after exposure to floodwater during a typhoon. His occupation involves rice farming. What is the most likely diagnosis?