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Dec 1, 1998 · Scrub typhus should be considered in a patient with fever, varying degree of respiratory distress, particularly if there is an eschar or a history of environmental exposure in endemic areas, as well as other life-threatening complications. Scrub typhus, a mite-transmitted zoonosis caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, is a disease endemic to Taiwan. Serious complications in scrub typhus were more ...
Apr 30, 2010 · Background Scrub typhus is a mite-borne bacterial infection of humans caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi that causes a generalized vasculitis that may involve the tissues of any organ system. The aim of this study was to identify factors associated to severe complications from scrub typhus. Methods We conducted this prospective, case-control study on scrub typhus patients who presented to the ...
Sep 29, 2023 · Diagnosing scrub typhus early in its course can be difficult because many conditions can present with a high fever; however, the presentation of the rash, a history of exposure to endemic areas, and the presentation of the sore caused by the bite can be diagnostic. Next: Physical Examination. Scrub typhus is an acute, febrile, infectious ...
Aug 4, 2015 · Scrub typhus infection is an important cause of acute undifferentiated fever in South East Asia. The clinical picture is characterized by sudden onset fever with chills and non-specific symptoms that include headache, myalgia, sweating and vomiting. The presence of an eschar, in about half the patients with proven scrub typhus infection and ...
Jun 27, 2019 · The number of patients with severe scrub typhus was 168 (23.7%) and the most common complication of severe scrub typhus was hepatic dysfunction (77, 10.8%) followed by pneumonia (51, 7.2%), acute kidney injury (35, 4.9%) and shock (17, 2.4%). Hematologic dysfunction (Platelet ≤20×10 9 /L) was not observed in this study . All patients who ...
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a serious complication of scrub typhus. Only a few cases of scrub typhus complicated by ARDS have been discussed in the literature to date. Herein we report the case of a patient who presented with scrub typhus complicated by ARDS and acute liver failure (ALF) and who was successfully treated in our ...
Thirty-nine years ago, scrub typhus (ST), a disease, was not among the China’s notifiable diseases. However, ST has reemerged to become a growing public health issue in the southwest part of China. The major factors contributing to an increased incidence and prevalence of this disease include rapid globalization, urbanization, expansion of ...
