First case of scrub typhus with meningoencephalitis from Kerala: An emerging infectious threat

Scrub typhus is a rickettsial disease caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, one of the most common infectious diseases in the Asia-Pacific region. It has been reported from northern, eastern, and southern India, and its presence has been documented in at least 11 Indian states. However, scrub typhus men...

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Autores principales: Saifudheen, K., Kumar, K. G. Sajeeth, Jose, James, Veena, V., Gafoor, V. Abdul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3345595/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22566732
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-2327.95002
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author Saifudheen, K.
Kumar, K. G. Sajeeth
Jose, James
Veena, V.
Gafoor, V. Abdul
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description Scrub typhus is a rickettsial disease caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, one of the most common infectious diseases in the Asia-Pacific region. It has been reported from northern, eastern, and southern India, and its presence has been documented in at least 11 Indian states. However, scrub typhus meningoencephalitis has not been well documented in Kerala. We report two cases of scrub typhus meningoencephalitis from northern Kerala. The diagnosis was made based on the clinical pictures, presence of eschar, and a positive Weil–Felix test with a titer of > 1:320. The first patient succumbed to illness due to respiratory failure and the second patient improved well.
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spelling pubmed-33455952012-05-07 First case of scrub typhus with meningoencephalitis from Kerala: An emerging infectious threat Saifudheen, K. Kumar, K. G. Sajeeth Jose, James Veena, V. Gafoor, V. Abdul Ann Indian Acad Neurol Case Report Scrub typhus is a rickettsial disease caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, one of the most common infectious diseases in the Asia-Pacific region. It has been reported from northern, eastern, and southern India, and its presence has been documented in at least 11 Indian states. However, scrub typhus meningoencephalitis has not been well documented in Kerala. We report two cases of scrub typhus meningoencephalitis from northern Kerala. The diagnosis was made based on the clinical pictures, presence of eschar, and a positive Weil–Felix test with a titer of > 1:320. The first patient succumbed to illness due to respiratory failure and the second patient improved well. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012 /pmc/articles/PMC3345595/ /pubmed/22566732 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-2327.95002 Text en Copyright: © Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_fullStr First case of scrub typhus with meningoencephalitis from Kerala: An emerging infectious threat
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3345595/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22566732
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-2327.95002
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