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Concurrent Scrub Typhus, Dengue, and Leptospirosis: A Rare Triple Co-Infection: A Case Report and Comprehensive Literature Review. [PDF]
Clin Case RepABSTRACT In endemic areas, acute undifferentiated febrile illness has a wide differential with overlapping features that can lead to misdiagnosis. Although triple co‐infection with scrub typhus, dengue, and leptospirosis is extremely rare, high clinical suspicion and early detection are vital to avoid delayed treatment, multi‐organ dysfunction, and ...
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Silent Threat: Multi-Organ Failure in Neonatal Scrub Typhus Without Traditional Markers. [PDF]
Clin Case RepABSTRACT Scrub typhus, an acute zoonotic disease from Orientia tsutsugamushi, is uncommon in newborns and presents atypical symptoms. Untimely diagnosis and treatment can lead to a prolonged and potentially fatal course. Early diagnosis and treatment are essential for better patient outcomes.
Hu L, Li S, Gao F, Diao S, Liu X, Qiu J.
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Scrub typhus with complications of acute myocarditis and cardiac tamponade in metropolitan areas: two case reports [PDF]
Kosin Medical Journal, 2023 Scrub typhus is known as one of the most common seasonal infections in endemic rural areas, but life-threatening cardiac complications in cases of scrub typhus are very infrequent.
Ki-Woon Kang, Wonho Kim
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Epidemiologic characteristics of scrub typhus on Jeju Island [PDF]
Epidemiology and Health, 2017 OBJECTIVES Scrub typhus is the most common febrile disease in Korea during the autumn. Jeju Island is the largest island in South Korea and has a distinctive oceanic climate.
Sung Uk Lee
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Scrub typhus pneumonitis [PDF]
QJM, 2010 A 57-year-old male previously healthy patient presented with a 1-week history of fever. Two weeks ago, he went to Orchid Island, which is near the east coast of Taiwan for diving. One week later, he experienced fever, shaking chills, headache cough with yellowish sputum and mild dyspnea after returning from Orchid Island.
C-H, Chen, W-C, Liao, C-Y, Tu
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 Scrub typhus is emerging as a global public health threat owing to its increased prevalence and remarkable geographic expansion. However, it remains a neglected disease, and possible influences of meteorological factors on its risk are poorly understood.
Ling Han +9 more
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Scrub typhus reinfection [PDF]
Tropical Doctor, 2017 Scrub typhus (ST), a mite-borne rickettsial disease, has increased in frequency in India, among other countries, in recent years.1,2 It is most commonly characterised as a febrile disease with a range of varying symptoms. This disseminated multi-organ disease may be life-threatening if not treated early during the illness and relapses with early ...
Munegowda C Koralur +4 more
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Contrasting spatial distribution and risk factors for past infection with scrub typhus and murine typhus in Vientiane City, Lao PDR. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2010 The aetiological diagnostic of fevers in Laos remains difficult due to limited laboratory diagnostic facilities. However, it has recently become apparent that both scrub and murine typhus are common causes of previous undiagnosed fever.
Julie Vallée +9 more
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Massive splenomegaly in scrub typhus: A rare presentation
IDCases, 2020 Scrub typhus, an acute rickettsial febrile illness, is an emerging cause of prolonged fever and Pyrexia of Unknown Origin(PUO). Scrub typhus infection can have myriads of clinical manifestations ranging from mild asymptomatic disease to fatal multi-organ
Virendra Atam +4 more
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SCRUB TYPHUS PRESENTING AS ACUTE PANCREATITIS: A RARE CASE
Gomal Journal of Medical Sciences, 2022 Scrub typhus is an insect-borne disease caused by Orientia sutsugamushi which may cause disseminated vasculitis and perivascular inflammatory lesions resulting in significant vascular leakage and cause end organ damage.
Amsa Palanikumar Goutham Kumar +2 more
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