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Epidemiological and clinical features of scrub typhus in Odisha, Eastern India

Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, 2019
Introduction: Scrub typhus is a mite-borne bacterial infection of humans caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi that presents with prolonged fever unless suspected early.
Palash Das, Divya Singh, Mirabai Das, Rajesh Kumar Nayak, Nirmal Kumar Mohakud   +4 more
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Characterization of Burn Eschar Pericytes [PDF]

Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2020
Pericytes are cells that reside adjacent to microvasculature and regulate vascular function. Pericytes gained great interest in the field of wound healing and regenerative medicine due to their multipotential fate and ability to enhance angiogenesis.
Alexander Evdokiou, Onur Kanisicak, Stephanie Gierek, Amanda Barry, Malina Ivey, Xiang Zhang, Richard Bodnar, Latha Satish   +7 more
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Atypical and Severe Manifestations of Scrub Typhus in Children: Hiding without the Rash [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2021
Scrub typhus has rarely been reported as a cause of acute febrile illness with Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) among children from northern India plains.
Ashish Marwah, POONAM MEHTA NEE MARWAH
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A Rare Case of Scrub Typhus Presenting as Pre Septal Cellulitis [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Scrub typhus, a vector-borne disease caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, is known for its diverse clinical manifestations. However, atypical presentations, such as preseptal cellulitis, are rarely documented and pose diagnostic challenges.
Aishwarya M Angadi, Nagyang Dani, (Col) OK Radhakrishnan, 2nd Year Resident, Department of Ophthalmology, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical Hospital and Research Centre, Pune, Maharashtra, India.   +3 more
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Candidatus Coxiella massiliensis Infection

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2016
Bacteria genetically related to Coxiella burnetii have been found in ticks. Using molecular techniques, we detected Coxiella-like bacteria, here named Candidatus Coxiella massiliensis, in skin biopsy samples and ticks removed from patients with an eschar.
Emmanouil Angelakis, Oleg Mediannikov, Sarah-Lyne Jos, Jean-Michel Berenger, Philippe Parola, Didier Raoult   +5 more
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Eschar dissolution and the immunoregulator effect of keratinase on burn wounds

Scientific Reports, 2023
At present, enzyme debridement preparation has shown a good curative effect on eschar removal of burn wounds. Keratinase has shown great potential in enzymatic debridement because of its good fibrin-degrading ability.
Yan Xu, Kai Hu, Chenyang Liu, Pan Du, Feifan Zhou, Yichi Lu, Qiuyan Fu, Jianmin Xu, Guozhong Lyu   +8 more
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[A woman with an eschar].

Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde, 2014
A 65-year-old woman had an eschar after a holiday to Spain. A skin biopsy showed findings consistent with an ulcer but tested negative for fungi, atypical mycobacteria and Leishmania parasites. Rickettsia conorii serology was negative. The diagnosis necrotic arachnidism was made based on the clinical picture.
Berrevoets, M.A.H., Meek, I.L., Mast, Q. de   +2 more
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Eschar-associated Spotted Fever Rickettsiosis, Bahia, Brazil

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2011
In Brazil, Brazilian spotted fever was once considered the only tick-borne rickettsial disease. We report eschar-associated rickettsial disease that occurred after a tick bite. The etiologic agent is most related to Rickettsia parkeri, R. africae, and R.
Nanci Silva, Marina E. Eremeeva, Tatiana Rozental, Guilherme S. Ribeiro, Christopher D. Paddock, Eduardo Antonio G. Ramos, Alexsandra R.M. Favacho, Mitermayer G. Reis, Gregory A. Dasch, Elba R.S. de Lemos, Albert I. Ko   +10 more
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Rare Case of Rickettsiosis Caused by Rickettsia monacensis, Portugal, 2021

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2022
We report a case of rickettsiosis caused by Rickettsia monacensis in an immunocompetent 67-year-old man in Portugal who had eschar, erythematous rash, and an attached Ixodes ricinus tick.
Rita de Sousa, Marta Leal dos Santos, Claudina Cruz, Vasco Almeida, Ana Raquel Garrote, Freddy Ramirez, Diana Seixas, Maria J. Manata, Fernando Maltez   +8 more
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Eschar: an important clue to diagnosis [PDF]

BMJ Case Reports, 2013
A 35-year-old woman, a farmer by occupation, resident of Uttranchal (a sub-Himalayan area) in India, presented in the emergency department with complaints of fever for 1 week and breathlessness for 2 days. Fever was high grade, intermittent, associated with chills, myalgia and headache.
Deepak, Sundriyal, Naveen, Kumar, Arun, Chandrasekharan, Brijesh, Sharma   +3 more
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