Acute reversible hearing loss in scrub typhus.
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-91944
ABSTRACT
Scrub typhus usually presents as pyrexia with or without multiple organ involvement. Acute hearing loss occurs in about one third of cases and is a useful clue toward the diagnosis. We present two cases of scrub typhus with acute reversible hearing loss from an endemic area. The diagnosis was confirmed by nested PCR.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Orientia tsutsugamushi
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Trombiculidae
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Ceftriaxone
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Scrub Typhus
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Acute Disease
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Risk Factors
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Doxycycline
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Risk factors
Language:
English
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
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