Title of article :
Scrub Typhus with Unusual Presentation
Author/Authors :
Kumar, A. S. Praveen Department of Medicine - PESIMSR, Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh, India , Anupama, M. P. Department of Dermatology - Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Pages :
4
From page :
1054
To page :
1057
Abstract :
Scrub typhus is an acute, febrile zoonosis caused by an obligate intracellular bacterium Orientia tsutsugamushi. The clinical manifestations of the disease range from subclinical to fatal organ failure. The common symptoms are fever, chills, headache, myalgia, dry cough, lymphadenopathy, and gastrointestinal disturbances. The presentation with complications is usually due to delay in diagnosis and treatment. We report three cases of scrub typhus that presented with features of meningo‑encephalitis, which is very unusual, and all patients recovered with empirical doxycycline treatment.
Keywords :
Chigger , eschar , meningo‑encephalitis , Orientia tsutsugamushi , Weil‑Felix test
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics
Serial Year :
2014
Record number :
2427677
Link To Document :
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