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Neonatal Scrub Typhus with an Eyelid Eschar Masquerading as “Late-onset Sepsis”

Indian Pediatrics Case Reports, 2022
Background: Scrub typhus is a mite-borne infection caused by the bacterium, Orientia tsutsugamushi. It is re-emerging in many parts of South East Asia, particularly in rural India.
Dinesh Kumar Narayanasamy, Thirunavukkarasu Arun Babu   +1 more
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Use of eschar swabbing for the molecular diagnosis and genotyping of Orientia tsutsugamushi causing scrub typhus in Quang Nam province, Vietnam. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017
BACKGROUND:Scrub typhus is a rickettsiosis which is caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi and occurs throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Molecular diagnosis of rickettsioses using eschar swabs has recently emerged, and may be very useful for the diagnosis of ...
Nhiem Le Viet, Maureen Laroche, Hoa L Thi Pham, Nho L Viet, Oleg Mediannikov, Didier Raoult, Philippe Parola   +6 more
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Efficacy of Oral Doxycycline versus Intravenous Doxycycline for the Treatment of Uncomplicated Scrub Typhus in Children: A Prospective Interventional Study [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2023
Introduction: Orientia tsutsugamushi causes acute febrile illness known as scrub typhus, which is spread by the bite of the trombiculid mite. Doxycycline is the first-line treatment for clinically diagnosed cases of scrub typhus. If not diagnosed and
BSK CHANDRA DEVE VARMA, VINEELA DANTULURI, KARRI SAI GURU PREMAMRUTHA, RAJEEV DABBADI   +3 more
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Dengue and Scrub Typhus Coinfection: A Diagnostic Dilemma

Oman Medical Journal, 2023
Due to overlapping clinical features, scrub typhus infection may be missed in presence of dengue. Concurrent infection with those two pathogens is rare and creates a diagnostic dilemma. We present a case of a 65-year-old male who was admitted with a high-
Atanu Chandra, Arkapravo Hati, Aritra Kumar Ray, Uddalak Chakraborty, Partha Sarathi Karmakar, Sugata Dasgupta   +5 more
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Bloodroot associated eschar [PDF]

Dermatology Online Journal, 2014
We present a case of a 60-year-old woman who, after using a blemish cream purchased at a health store, presented to our clinic with a large eschar on the right neck. The active ingredient in this cream was found to be Sanguinaria canadensis, a known escharotic. This substance is popularly marketed as a natural remedy for a host of skin diseases such as
Schlichte, Megan J, Downing, Christopher P, Ramirez-Fort, Marigdalia, Gordon, Rachel, Tyring, Stephen   +4 more
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Acute respiratory distress syndrome in Scrub typhus – An under recognized complication!

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2023
Scrub typhus is an acute febrile illness caused by the bacterium Orientia tsutsugamushi. It usually presents with high-grade fever, body aches, and skin rash.
Sangita Kamath, Tauheed Ahmed, Manish Kumar, Ashok Sunder   +3 more
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Scrub Typhus Presenting with Bilateral Lateral Rectus Palsy in A Female [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016
Scrub typhus, a rickettsial disease is endemic in several parts of India usually presenting with acute symptoms. Fever, maculopapular rash, eschar, history of tick exposure and supportive diagnostic tests usually leads to diagnosis.
Tony Ete, Jaya Mishra, Bhupen Barman, Sumantro Mondal, Rondeep Kumar Nath Sivam   +4 more
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Secondary cutaneous mucormycosis post-COVID-19: Case series from a tertiary center

Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2022
Background: Mucormycosis is an angioinvasive mucorales fungal infection. Cutaneous type formed 10.5% of cases in India in precovid-19 era. Glucocorticoid-induced immunosuppression and hyperglycemia, reusable oxygen humidifiers in COVID-19 therapy, and ...
B Abhirami, Prabhat Kumar, Dharmendra Kumar Mishra, Satyendra Prasad Yadav   +3 more
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Orientia tsutsugamushi in Eschars from Scrub Typhus Patients

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2006
To verify the value of eschars for the diagnosis of scrub typhus and to characterize genotypes of Orientia tsutsugamushi in patients, we examined eschars and blood specimens of 7 patients from Shandong Province, People's Republic of China, for O ...
Yun-Xi Liu, Wu-Chun Cao, Yuan Gao, Jing-Lan Zhang, Zhan-Qing Yang, Zhong-Tang Zhao, Janet Foley   +6 more
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A Case of Scrub Typhus Presenting with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and its Management in Intensive Care Unit

Journal of Integrated Health Sciences, 2023
Orientia tsutsugamushi causes a zoonotic infection called scrub typhus, which is transmitted by trombiculid mite larvae. The infection is widely distributed throughout the Asia-Pacific region and has also been reported in various parts of India.
Aarjuv Hemant Majmundar, Sakshi R. Jain, Shubham R. Darda, Jitendra D. Lakhani   +3 more
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