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Impaired microvascular endothelial function is restored by acute lower-limb exercise in post-surgical varicose vein patients [PDF]

, 2008
Evidence exists that cutaneous microvascular endothelial dysfunction persists in patients following varicose vein surgery. This study compared cutaneous microvascular function between post-surgical varicose vein patients and healthy controls and ...
Klonizakis, M., Saxton, John, Michaels, Jonathan, Tew, G., Saxton, J. M., Saxton, J.M., Klonizakis, Markos, Tew, Garry, Michaels, J.   +8 more
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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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Scrub Typhus with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) and its Management in Intensive Care Unit: A Case Report [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2015
Scrub typhus is zoonotic disease caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi (O tsutsugamushi). It is transmitted to humans by the bite of trombiculid mite larvae (chiggers). It is a re-emerging infectious disease in India.
Srinivas Sankuratri, Pavani Kalagara, Kartika Balaji Samala, Prabhakar Krishna Veledandi, Srinadh Babu Atiketi   +4 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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Does the presence of an eschar correlate with severity of scrub typhus infection?

, 2017
<p class="ABS"><span class="ABS_Bold-Italic" lang="en-GB">Background &amp; Materials and Methods:</span> In scrub typhus (ST) the correlation of disease severity to the presence or absence of eschar is not known.
Iqbal Ahmed Atif Shaikh, Jonathan Arul Jeevan Jayakaran, Shubhanker Mitra, Paul Prabhakar Abhilash Kundavaram, Paul Trinity, George M. Varghese   +5 more
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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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Lyme Borreliosis with Scalp Eschar Mimicking Rickettsial Infection, Austria

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2020
We report on a patient in Austria with scalp eschar and neck lymphadenopathy. Rickettsial etiology was excluded by culture, PCR, and serologic tests. Borrelia afzelii was identified from the eschar swab by PCR.
Mateusz Markowicz, Anna-Margarita Schötta, Michiel Wijnveld, Gerold Stanek   +3 more
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Scrub typhus: A case report from Bangladesh

APIK Journal of Internal Medicine, 2021
Scrub typhus is an acute febrile illness caused by a Gram-negative obligate intracellular bacterium named Orientia tsutsugamushi. Although this zoonotic disease is common in tropical and subtropical regions, it is often underreported in Bangladesh.
Shaila Rahman, Tamanna Bahar
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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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Subeschar culture using a punch instrument in unstageable wounds

Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2020
Background A patient’s overall condition sometimes does not allow for the complete removal of a dead eschar or injured slough in cases involving a pressure-injury skin lesion.
Han Byul Jung, Yong Jig Lee
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