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Scrub typhus initially manifested as diabetic ketoacidosis: A case report
IDCases, 2018 We report a case of a patient with scrub typhus who presented with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). The patient initially manifested with DKA, and was diagnosed with acute scrub typhus after evaluation the precipitating factors of DKA. No other complications
Dong Ho Jo +3 more
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Scrub Typhus Seroprevalence in Healthy Indian Population [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2015 Scrub typhus, a zoonosis caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, is an important cause of acute febrile illness in India. This preliminary study determines the seroprevalence of scrub typhus in healthy Indian adults by measuring IgM and IgG antibodies to ...
Mallika Sengupta +3 more
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IDCases, 2022 We report a case of a 60-year-old farmer presented with chief complaints of fever, myalgia, and headache of one week duration. Head-to-toe examination revealed an area of central necrosis surrounded by erythema (suggestive of eschar) on nape of the neck.
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Murine Typhus and Leptospirosis as Causes of Acute Undifferentiated Fever, Indonesia [PDF]
, 2009 To investigate rickettsioses and leptospirosis among urban residents of Semarang, Indonesia, we tested the blood of 137 patients with fever. Evidence of Rickettsia typhi, the agent of murine typhus, was found in 9 patients.
Hartskeerl, Rudy A. +5 more
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Hospitalisations and outpatient visits for undifferentiated fever attributable to scrub typhus in rural South India: Retrospective cohort and nested case-control study. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2019 BACKGROUND:The burden of scrub typhus in endemic areas is poorly understood. This study aimed at estimating the proportion of hospitalisations and outpatient visits for undifferentiated fever in the community that may be attributable to scrub typhus ...
Carol S Devamani +4 more
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Scrub Typhus and Molecular Characterization of Orientia tsutsugamushi from Central Nepal
, 2021 Scrub typhus is a vector-borne, acute febrile illness caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi. Scrub typhus continues to be an important but neglected tropical disease in Nepal. Information on this pathogen in Nepal is limited to serological surveys with little
Rajendra Gautam +11 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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Scrub Typhus: A Neglected Tropical Disease and A Potential Threat in North India
, 2020 Scrub typhus is a rickettsial disease. It presents clinically with non-specific febrile signs and symptoms and is often under diagnosed. It is a major public health threat.
Areena Hoda Siddiqui +2 more
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Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2006 Himachal Pradesh state of India is situated in the outer Himalayan ranges. During the rainy season, several cases of acute febrile illness of unknown origin occurred. Orientia tsutsugamushi was identified as the causative agent by microimmunofluorescence and PCR. Two new genotypes of O. tsutsugamushi were identified in the region.
Sanjay K. Mahajan +7 more
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Burden of disease measured by disability-adjusted life years and a disease forecasting time series model of scrub typhus in Laiwu, China. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015 Laiwu District is recognized as a hyper-endemic region for scrub typhus in Shandong Province, but the seriousness of this problem has been neglected in public health circles.A disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) approach was adopted to measure the ...
Li-Ping Yang +5 more
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