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Changing Trends in the Clinical Suspicion of Scrub Typhus in Acute Febrile Illness Patients

Rajat Shukla Ajay Kumar Amit Katya K. K. Kompella Somali Pattanayak +2 lainnya

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Introduction: Scrub typhus is an important and widespread cause of acute febrile illness (AFI), which can be diagnosed easily by serological assay. Methods: All cases of AFI were sent for Scrub Typhus serology by rapid Enzyme Linked Immuno-Sorbent Assay (ELISA) method. Anyone found positive was admitted for further evaluation. Results: In this series 80 % had liver abnormality, 80 % had ARDS, 40 % had renal failure, 40 % had eschar and 80 % of them had MODS. Only 20 % had clinical features of encephalitis with MRI brain haemorrhagic transformation of infarct. All patients responded well to treatment with Doxycycline with hospitalization of around 7-10 days. Conclusion: This case series highlights the importance of keeping a high index of clinical suspicion to exclude scrub typhus in all AFI patients.

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Naval Science Medicine

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Rajat Shukla

Ajay Kumar

Amit Katya

K. K. Kompella

Somali Pattanayak

Anand Menon

M. Sasikanth

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Shukla, R., Kumar, A., Katya, A., Kompella, K.K., Pattanayak, S., Menon, A. et al. (2024). Changing Trends in the Clinical Suspicion of Scrub Typhus in Acute Febrile Illness Patients. https://doi.org/10.4103/jmms.jmms_10_23

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Tahun Terbit: 2024
Sumber Database: DOAJ
DOI: 10.4103/jmms.jmms_10_23
Akses: Open Access ✓