Acute Cholecystitis in Patients with Scrub Typhus
Journal of Korean Medical Science
;
: 1698-1700, 2015.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-198117
ABSTRACT
Acute cholecystitis is a rare complication of scrub typhus. Although a few such cases have been reported in patients with scrub typhus, the clinical course is not well described. Of 12 patients, acute cholecystitis developed in 66.7% (8/12) of patients older than 60 yr. The scrub typhus group with acute cholecystitis had marginal significant longer hospital stay and higher cost than the group without cholecystitis according to propensity score matching. Scrub typhus should be kept in mind as a rare etiology of acute cholecystitis in endemic areas because the typical signs of scrub typhus such as skin rash and eschar can present after the abdominal pain.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Scrub Typhus
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Treatment Outcome
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Cholecystitis, Acute
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Republic of Korea
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Korean Medical Science
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
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