Distribution of eschars on the body of scrub typhus patients: a prospective study.
Am J Trop Med Hyg
; 76(5): 806-9, 2007 May.
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ABSTRACT
Eschar is an important finding for the diagnosis of scrub typhus. The IFA test for possible scrub typhus was performed. The presence or absence of eschar was thoroughly examined. Among the 176 scrub typhus cases confirmed by IFA, 162 (92.0%) cases had eschar; 128 patients (79.5%) had eschars on the front of the body. Eschars were primarily detected in males within 30 cm below the umbilicus (19 patients, 35.8%). Distributions on the lower extremities and the front chest above the umbilicus were 22.6% (12 patients) and 20.8% (11 patients), respectively. A different pattern was seen in females. The most prevalent area was the front chest above the umbilicus, which accounted for 40.7% (44 patients) of all the detected eschars. Our study is the first report of a schematic diagram that shows the differences between the males and females with respect to eschar location in scrub typhus patients.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Vectores Arácnidos
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Mordeduras y Picaduras
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Tifus por Ácaros
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Ácaros
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Año:
2007
Tipo del documento:
Article