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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 ...
Jha SK +5 more
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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 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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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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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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Cells, 2021 Scrub typhus is a fatal zoonotic disease caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi. This disease is accompanied by systemic vasculitis, lymphadenopathy, headache, myalgia, and eschar.
Yong-Chan Kim +6 more
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Journal of Vector Borne Diseases, 2020 Acute acalculous cholecystitis is usually seen in association with systemic medical illness, or after surgery, trauma or burn and is considered as a more severe disease than acute calculous cholecystitis. We recently had the opportunity of observing a patient who was admitted in a surgical emergency with clinical features of acute cholecystitis and was
Ashok Kumar Pannu +6 more
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Comparative study of the clinical manifestations and pathophysiology of leptospirosis and scrub typhus [PDF]
, 2009 The study aims were to determine the prevalence of leptospirosis and scrub typhus in northeast Thailand, and to compare and contrast their clinical features and outcomes.
Chierakul, Wirongrong
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Antigenic Relationships among Human Pathogenic Orientia tsutsugamushi Isolates from Thailand [PDF]
, 2016 Scrub typhus is a common cause of undiagnosed febrile illness in certain tropical regions, but can be easily treated with antibiotics. The causative agent, Orientia tsutsugamushi, is antigenically variable which complicates diagnosis and efforts towards ...
Blacksell, S.D. (Stuart D.) +6 more
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Scrub typhus and depression: a nationwide cohort analysis
Journal of Translational Medicine, 2018 Background Studies on the relationship between depression and scrub typhus are limited. We conducted a retrospective cohort study to investigate whether scrub typhus is a risk factor for depression.
Ying-Chuan Wang +4 more
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