Scrub typus fulminating as liver failure: A rare report.
J Vector Borne Dis
; 60(3): 333-335, 2023.
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ABSTRACT
Scrub typhus is almost an endemic tropical mite-borne, zoonotic illness often cognate with the bacterium Orientia tsutsugamushi. After a typical incubation period of a fortnight, non-specific symptoms including fever, headache, and a specific skin 'eschar' is customary. If untreated after a symptomatic week, scrub typus may precipitate end-organ involvements spiraling into vivid complications. Nevertheless, crub typhus tends to display mild transaminitis, frank liver failure is hardly common in clinical practice. An instance of scrub typus triggering fulminant hepatic failure (FHF) in a middle-aged female is being reported here.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Contexto en salud:
4_TD
Problema de salud:
4_scrub_typhus
Asunto principal:
Orientia tsutsugamushi
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Tifus por Ácaros
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Fallo Hepático
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Vector Borne Dis
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA TROPICAL
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PARASITOLOGIA
Año:
2023
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
India