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Anaesthesia, Pain and Intensive Care. 2017; 21 (3): 374-376
in English
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ABSTRACT
Scrub typhus poses diagnostic dilemma in endemic countries, especially in peripartum period. We report an unusual case of scrub typhus in a postpartum female with features of puerperal sepsis along with worsening dyspnea owing to bilateral loculated, septate pleural effusion. Serological diagnosis and prompt treatment led to favorable outcome