Scrub typhus: A case report from Bangladesh
Scrub typhus is an acute febrile illness caused by a Gram-negative obligate intracellular bacterium named Orientia tsutsugamushi. Although this zoonotic disease is common in tropical and subtropical regions, it is often underreported in Bangladesh. We present a case of scrub typhus in a 15-years-old...
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications,
2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | Scrub typhus is an acute febrile illness caused by a Gram-negative obligate intracellular bacterium named Orientia tsutsugamushi. Although this zoonotic disease is common in tropical and subtropical regions, it is often underreported in Bangladesh. We present a case of scrub typhus in a 15-years-old male who presented with fever, eschar, hepatitis, and positive serology and got complete recovery with doxycycline. |
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| Item Description: | 2666-1802 2666-1810 10.4103/AJIM.AJIM_93_19 |